Abstract：
:Two cases of lethal gas embolism occurring in a hospital setting are presented. These did not differ with regards to the medical cause of death (MCOD), but did so with regard to the medico-legal cause of death (MLCOD). In the first case, the immediate recognition of a suspicious death and subsequent conservation of the scene led to a certain MLCOD (autolysis). In the second case, the death was initially treated as of natural cause. The subsequent disruption of the scene of death led to loss of evidence essential to establish the MLCOD, that was concluded to be undetermined. These cases illustrate the importance of medico-legal treatment of scenes of death to arrive at the MLCOD, and that the hospital setting is no exception especially as in view of potential medical liability.
journal_name
J Forensic Leg Medjournal_title
Journal of forensic and legal medicineauthors
Benali L,Abriat F,Titier K,Robinson P,Gromb Sdoi
10.1016/j.jflm.2010.11.015subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2011-01-01 00:00:00pages
38-41issue
1eissn
1752-928Xissn
1878-7487pii
S1752-928X(10)00187-3journal_volume
18pub_type
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