An unusual death due to screwdriver impalement: A case report.
A worker died after a witnessed fall from an 8-foot ladder. Autopsy revealed an unexpected penetrating wound to the hard palate. This report details the importance of the forensic autopsy in reevaluating the scene.
Evans
R J
RJ
Chief Medical Examiner's Office, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
Richmond
J M
JM
D000061:Accidents, Home; D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*