Elevated cerebrospinal fluid sodium and chloride levels in a saltwater drowning death - Garland J, Philcox W, Kesha K, McCarthy S, Lam LCS, Palmiere C, Hensby-Bennett S, Stables S, Tse R.

To ascribe a cause of death from drowning in a body immersed in water can be difficult because of the absence of specific postmortem findings and unreliable ancillary tests. Postmortem vitreous biochemical analysis is documented to be a useful adjunct anci...

Source: SafetyLit - January 23, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Drowning, Suffocation Source Type: news