title: An unusual case of railway suicide.
abstract: A rare case of suicide in which the victim had been lying along the railway track in a supine position and with extended extremities is described. The wheels of a train caused longitudinal hemisection with complete evisceration. Epidemiological data on train suicides are given and the relationship between this method of suicide and mental illnesses and consumption of alcohol are discussed.
authors: Department of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cádiz, Spain.
authors: J L
authors: JL
authors: Romero Palanco
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Gamero Lucas
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Vizcaya Rojas
authors: M I
authors: MI
authors: Arufe Martínez
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011890:Railroads; D013405:Suicide