title: [Drowning in a head-down position--report on an unusual accident].
abstract: A 22-year-old man was found in a head-down position in a roadside gully filled with water. Circumstances and autopsy findings are discussed. A prolonged head-down position may lead to death by impairing respiration and causing circulatory dysregulation. In the presented case, the victim drowned in a tight shaft in which he had no chance to free himself.
authors: Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Bonn, Bonn.
authors: Elke
authors: E
authors: Doberentz
authors: Burkhard
authors: B
authors: Madea
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004332:Drowning / Q000473:pathology*; D018475:Head-Down Tilt; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult