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Legal medicine

Periodical
Jurisprudence
Forensic Medicine
Publisher:
Japanese Society of Legal Medicine,. East Park, Co. Clare, Ireland : Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. (2003)
Frequency: Quarterly
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Author(s):
Nihon Hōigakkai.
Start Year:1999 -
ISSN:
1344-6223 (Print)
1873-4162 (Electronic)
1344-6223 (Linking)
Impact Factor
1.5
2022
NLM ID:100889186
(OCoLC):42076177
LCCN:sn99-39803
Classification:W1 LE448TF
Fatal arrhythmia associated with myocardial contusion caused by a horse kick: A forensic autopsy case.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)    September 29, 2026   Volume 86 103007 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2026.103007
Kondou H, Minamiyama T, Ikegaya H.Horse-related injuries often involve high-energy blunt trauma that can be fatal. In cases of chest trauma associated with horse kicks, death is typically attributed to structural cardiac injuries such as cardiac rupture or tamponade. Fatal arrhythmia associated with myocardial contusion following a horse kick has rarely been reported in the forensic literature. Methods: A 48-year-old man was kicked in the left lower chest by the right hind limb of a Thoroughbred horse while handling the animal. The patient collapsed immediately after the impact. Emergency medical personnel documented ventricul...
Lethal recreational activities involving horses – A Forensic study.
Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)    June 6, 2020   Volume 46 101728 doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2020.101728
Byard RW.A search was undertaken of the Forensic Science South Australia, Australia, autopsy database over a 25-year period from 1995 to 2019 with the aim of understanding more about the role that recreational horse use not involving racing may have in mortality. Eight cases were found with an age range of 8-73 years (mean 47 years) and a male:female ratio of 5:3. The major category was a fall while riding (N = 7) with the remaining case (N = 1) sustaining a lethal kicking. Blunt craniocerebral trauma was responsible for death in 4 cases with injuries following falls including acute subdural and ...