title: Fatal blunt trauma of the larynx in a child.
abstract: We report an autopsy case of an 11-year-old girl who suffered mechanical asphyxia from falling off the metal bars in the playground. This autopsy case is interesting because of the atypical trauma and lesions. To our knowledge there has been no similiar published case reports in the forensic literature. The young age of the victim, the setting and the pattern of the injuries are rare in a fall at playground by a child.
authors.affiliation: Uludağ University Medical Faculty, Department of Forensic Medicine, Görükle 16059, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Durak
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fedakar
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Naile Esra
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Saka
authors.forename: V Aslihan
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Durak
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D002648:Child; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006406:Hematoma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007818:Laryngeal Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000209:etiology; D007830:Larynx / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000473:pathology*