title: Cardiac rupture due to fall: a case study.
abstract: Studies have shown that cardiac ruptures due to blunt trauma are seen more often than expected. However, epicardial injuries and atrial ruptures are common findings in deaths due to falls. Our aim is to present a unique, isolated cardiac rupture in a 2 year-old child resulting from a fall from a bed, to evaluate autopsy findings among the literature from a medico-legal point of view.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Uludag University, Council of Forensic Medicine of Turkey, Bursa Morgue Department, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nursel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Türkmen
authors.forename: M Sadik
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bilgen
authors.forename: Bülent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eren
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fedakar
authors.forename: Berna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Senel
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans