Dilution of blood in fresh water drowning. Post-mortem determination of osmolarity and electrolytes in blood, cerebrospinal fluid and vitreous humor.
In an attempt to detect signs of dilution of blood 38 autopsy cases of drowning in fresh water and 35 cases with other causes of death were investigated. Osmolarity and sodium and potassium concentrations were determined in serum from the right and left sides of the heart, cerebrospinal fluiid and vitreous humor...
D004332:Drowning / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000378:metabolism*
D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium