An unusual fatal case of accidental asphyxia in a child.
The death of a three-year-old child by asphyctic mechanism is described. The child was accidentally suspended by the neck from a half-opened car window. This report details the form in which the accident occurred. The influence of the type of window and the autopsy findings.
Calvet
R
R
Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain.
González-Gil
J
J
González-Azpeitia
C
C
D000061:Accidents, Home; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D001336:Automobiles; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male