[Sudden suffocation by clogging up of the respiratory tract with foreign bodies--case report].
The study presents a case of death by clogging up of the respiratory system by foreign bodies. The autopsy revealed among others the presence of a cigarette lighter and a piece of an aluminum spoon in the throat, and a cut-and-stab wound on the front surface of the neck with accompanying trial incisions, penetrating into the respiratory tract, clogged by a substantial amount of blood, focuses of aspiration in the lungs, and symptoms of lung distension. Histopathological examinations of inner organ samples revealed the presence of extravasations of blood in the air space as well as symptoms of acute lung distension, confirming the autopsy diagnosis. Toxicological examinations revealed that the victim in the moment of death was in a state of deep alcoholic intoxication. The conducted interrogations of possible witnesses/suspects of the incident turned out insufficient for the reconstruction of events. The authors of the study therefore attempt a reconstruction of the incident based on executed examinations.
Barzdo
Maciej
M
Zakład Medycyny Sadowej, Katedry Medycyny Sadowej, Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Łodzi, ul. Sedziowska 18 a, 91-304 Łódź.
Smedra
Anna
A
Zydek
Leszek
L
Szram
Stefan
S
Berent
Jarosław
J
D000368:Aged; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D001344:Autopsy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D012137:Respiratory System; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*