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Unusual Suicide with a Chainsaw
Author(s) -
Tournel Gilles,
Dédouit Fabrice,
Balgairies Axelle,
Houssaye Cédric,
De Angeli Bérengère,
BécartRobert Anne,
Pety Nicolas,
Hédouin Valéry,
Gosset Didier
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of forensic sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.715
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1556-4029
pISSN - 0022-1198
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2008.00795.x
Subject(s) - spinal cord injury , medicine , spinal cord , psychiatry
Described here is a case of suicide with the use of a chainsaw. A female suffering from schizophrenia committed suicide by an ingenious use of a chainsaw that resulted in the transection of her cervical spine and spinal cord. The findings of the resulting investigation are described and the mechanism of suicides with the use of a chainsaw is reviewed. A dry bone study was realized to determine the bone sections, the correlation between anatomic lesions and characteristics of chainsaw. The damage of organs and soft tissues is compared according to the kinds of chainsaw used.