Strangulation. A conceptual approach for courtroom presentation.
A conceptual approach is presented herein to assist forensic pathologists in their courtroom explanation of asphyxial deaths due to strangulation. Two-dimensional visual aids have been designed for jurors to understand easily the anatomic structures of the neck, the classic external features of asphyxia, and the directionality of force applied to the neck, as well as internal neck injuries associated with various forces.
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Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
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D001237:Asphyxia; D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D009333:Neck / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019838:Neck Injuries