title: Autoerotic deaths: four cases.
abstract: We describe the circumstances and post mortem medical findings of 4 unusual fatalities where death occurred during autoerotic practice. Three cases occurred in young to middle-aged men--hanging, electrocution and inhalation of a zucchini. The manner of death in each was accidental. The fourth case was an elderly man who died of ischemic heart disease, apparently whilst masturbating with a vacuum cleaner and a hair dryer.
authors.affiliation: State Health Laboratory Services, Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre, Nedlands, Western Australia.
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Cadden
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Margolius
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction; D001237:Asphyxia; D004556:Electric Injuries; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia; D010262:Paraphilic Disorders