ABSTRACT
Self-inflicted explosive deaths due to detonation of fireworks are rare. In this case report, a peculiar case of an elderly male who discharged a firecracker inside his mouth, resulting in fatal blast induced craniofacial injuries, is described. There is paucity of published data describing fireworks-related suicidal and/or non-suicidal deaths. Even scantier data is present specifically describing fireworks-related blast induced neurotrauma and the mechanism(s) of injury involved in such cases. This case report emphasizes the severe damage that a commercially available explosive, the so-called "Gorilla Bomb", can cause, and raises questions about the relative ease of its acquisition.
Subject(s)
Blast Injuries/pathology , Craniocerebral Trauma/pathology , Explosions , Mouth/injuries , Mouth/pathology , Suicide , Aged , Craniocerebral Trauma/etiology , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Um total de 423 cavidades orais de equinos sem raça específica e com idade média de 9,4 anos foram avaliadas através de inspeção post mortem em abatedouro da cidade de Araguari, estado de Minas Gerais, com o objetivo de verificar a prevalência de 20 alterações orodentais predeterminadas baseando-se na literatura especializada consultada. Dos equídeos avaliados, 99% foram identificados como portadores de desordens orodentais. A desordem mais prevalente foram as pontas excessivas de esmalte dentário, com 355 ocorrências, a palatite em 280 animais e lesões na mucosa jugal presentes em 135 cavidades orais. Tais números corroboram a importância desse tipo de lesões para os equídeos de uma forma geral, sendo necessários mais estudos com o objetivo de determinar o impacto dessas alterações em animais vivos.
A total of 423 oral cavities of post-mortem equidae with no specified breed and an avarage of 9,4 years have been evaluated in an abbatoir in the town of Araguari, state of Minas Gerais in order to verify the prevalence of 20 pre-selected orodental alterations based on the literature review. It was possible to identify orodental disorders in 99% of the studied equides. The most prevalent disorders were sharp enamel points, with 355 occurrences; palatitis, found in 280 animals and lesions in the jugal mucosa, present in 135 oral cavities. These numbers confirm the importance of this type of injury to horses in general, but more research is needed in order to determine the impact of these injuries in living equines.
