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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Characteristic features of deaths due to decapitation |
Author: | Byard, R. Gilbert, J. |
Citation: | American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology, 2004; 25(2):129-130 |
Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 0195-7910 1533-404X |
Abstract: | Deaths due to decapitation are rare in civilian populations. A study in South Australia over 17 years from January 1986 to December 2002 revealed 20 cases (age range, 14 to 72 years; average, 30.7 years; male to female ratio, 15:5). There were 13 suicides consisting of 11 train-related deaths (age range, 14 to 72 years; average, 31.3 years; male to female ratio, 10:1), 1 hanging death, and 1 death using a ligature and a motor vehicle. Five cases related to motor vehicle crashes (age range, 19 to 46 years; average, 30.2 years; male to female ratio, 1:4) and 2 were associated with industrial trauma. Suicidal decapitation accounted for <1% of total suicides and showed a striking male predominance, with the favored method involving trains. |
Keywords: | Humans Neck Injuries Methods Suicide Forensic Medicine Accidents, Occupational Accidents, Traffic Sex Distribution Adolescent Adult Aged Middle Aged Australia Female Male |
DOI: | 10.1097/01.paf.0000127400.12824.f9 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.paf.0000127400.12824.f9 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 5 Pathology publications |
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