title: Precise survival time and physical activity after fatal left ventricle injury from sharp pointed weapon: a case report and a review of the literature.
abstract: Survival time and physical activity following fatal injury are especially important during investigation of homicide cases and the estimation of a victim's survival time and physical activity following a fatal injury from a sharp weapon is a commonly raised issue, particularly at trial. According to the literature, survival time and physical activity after cardiac damage are short-term estimates without high accuracy. We report the homicide case of a young man who died as a result of a left ventricle injury caused by a sharp pointed weapon. This case is based on evidence from a video surveillance camera that recorded the whole scene after the fatal injury: The victim showed an adapted physical activity for 38 s, although the left ventricle incision measured 2 cm. Despite several cases in the literature, it is not possible to correlate precisely the size of the wounds and the acting capability.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, CHU Nancy, Pôle URM, Nancy, F-54000, France. angelique.franchi@hotmail.fr.|Service de Médecine Légale, Université de Lorraine, Rue du Morvan 54511, Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, F-54505, France. angelique.franchi@hotmail.fr.
authors.forename: Angélique
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, CHU Nancy, Pôle URM, Nancy, F-54000, France.|Service de Médecine Légale, Université de Lorraine, Rue du Morvan 54511, Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, F-54505, France.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kolopp
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, Université de Lorraine, Rue du Morvan 54511, Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, F-54505, France.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coudane
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, CHU Nancy, Pôle URM, Nancy, F-54000, France.|Service de Médecine Légale, Université de Lorraine, Rue du Morvan 54511, Vandœuvre-les-Nancy, F-54505, France.
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Martrille
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries*; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D014741:Video Recording; D014951:Wounds, Stab
keywords: Fatal heart injury; Left ventricle; Physical activity; Stab wounds; Survival time