Open AccessA retrospective review of fatal electrocution cases at Tygerberg Forensic Pathology Services, Cape Town, South Africa, over the 5-year period 1 January 2008 - 31 December 2012
Author(s) -
S Von Caues,
Celeste Ingrid Herbst,
Shabbir Ahmed Wadee
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2018.v108i12.13131
Subject(s) - electrocution , medicine , retrospective cohort study , cause of death , pathological , forensic pathology , injury prevention , cape , poison control , pediatrics , medical emergency , surgery , autopsy , pathology , disease , archaeology , history
Electrocution as a cause of death has been discussed extensively in the international literature. However, research on this topic in South Africa (SA) is scarce.