Defibrillator injury suggesting bite mark.
A case of artefactual injury from cardiac defibrillation simulating a bite mark is presented. The case history and autopsy findings are described, and the importance of obtaining full information and of not overinterpreting suspicious injuries is emphasized.
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Office of the Medical Examiner, Salt Lake City, Utah.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001734:Bites, Human / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004554:Electric Countershock / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans