A Case Report of Suicide by Cutting the Tongue with a Pair of Scissors / 대한법의학회지
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
;
: 132-135, 2015.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-92369
ABSTRACT
Common methods of suicide are hanging, toxic substance ingestion, descent from height, and drowning. However, suicide by cutting the tongue is very rare and there are almost no reported cases in the literature. A 76-year-old man who had terminal gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases was found dead in his home. Upon autopsy, it was noted that his tongue was cut by a pair of scissors four times and copious blood was identified in the stomach and intestine. The total loss of blood volume was approximately 750 mL. He had also cut his finger-tip and stabbed his abdomen with a pair of scissors. We concluded that lingual artery injury by scissors was the cause of death.
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Main subject:
Arteries
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Autopsy
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Stomach
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Stomach Neoplasms
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Suicide
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Tongue
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Blood Volume
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Cause of Death
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Drowning
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Eating
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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