Abdolrazagh Barzegar; Masoud Ghadipasha; Samira Aram; Ali Khademi
Volume 21, Issue 4 , 2019, Pages 1-7
Abstract
Background: There are five different kinds of death; natural death due to any disease, accidental death, suicidal death, homicidal death, and undetermined death.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the major causes of death based on the autopsied reports to aid the development of preventive strategies.Methods: ...
Read More
Background: There are five different kinds of death; natural death due to any disease, accidental death, suicidal death, homicidal death, and undetermined death.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the major causes of death based on the autopsied reports to aid the development of preventive strategies.Methods: This study was a retrospective cross-sectional study consisting of autopsy reports of all suicidal, homicidal and occupa- tional deaths recorded in all forensic medicine dissection halls in thirty-two provinces of Iran from March 2011 to March 2015. A questionnaire was designed containing all the information required for our studies such as gender, age, cause of death, and the autopsy reports.Results: There were 19288 suicides, 11655 homicides, and 8558 occupational deaths during five years. Among suicidal deaths, there were seventy percent male and thirty percent female. Most victims (about 22%) were between 18 to 24 years old (Mean age ± SD: 33.1 ± 13.1 years). The highest cases of suicide were 52% hanging, and 25% poisoning, respectively. Among homicidal victims, there were 18% males and 20% females. Most victims were between 25 to 29 years old (24%) (Mean age ± SD: 32.4 ± 15.6 years). The most common methods were 46% firearms, and 29% stab wounds, respectively. Among occupational deaths happened in 99% of males and 1% of females. The most common victims’ age-group was 30 - 39 years old (25%) (Mean age ± SD: 35.8 ± 10.3 years). Seventy-four percentof cases were caused by blunt trauma as a result of falling from a height. The second common cause of death was Electrocution (21% of the cases).Conclusions: The analysis of the causes of suicidal, homicidal, occupational deaths, can aid the development of preventive strate- gies to decrease the occurrence of these kinds of preventable deaths in Iran.
Masoud Ghadipasha; Fares Najari; Alimohammad Alimohammadi; Marzieh Khalilzadeh
Volume 20, Issue 4 , 2018, Pages 1-5
Abstract
Introduction: Determination of suicide as the cause of death due to shotguns can be challenging because shotguns are usually designed for hunting, sport, and recreation. Therefore, the impact of their bullets on the human body may present several unclear signs. In this case, pellets were reported to ...
Read More
Introduction: Determination of suicide as the cause of death due to shotguns can be challenging because shotguns are usually designed for hunting, sport, and recreation. Therefore, the impact of their bullets on the human body may present several unclear signs. In this case, pellets were reported to spread in contact wounds. The manner of death seemed to be initially murder yet after the autopsy, it seemed suicidal. Case Presentation: The incident occurred during March 2015 in a house in the capital city of Iran, Tehran. The case was a 39-year-old man, who upon initial examination, was reported to have committed suicide using a shotgun. This was evident by the presence of distributed pellets in the chest and pelvis, which confirmed a contact shot. Conclusions: The following were hypothesized: 1- After the plastic cap of the bullet hit the sternum, it was fragmented, and pellets were scattered. 2- Regarding the existence of the pellets in the heart’s ventricles, it seemed the pellets were distributed immediately through the aorta, to the chest, and through to the abdominal aorta, and the pelvis
Fares Najari; Masoud Ghadipasha; Ali Alimohammadi; Ideh Baradaran Kayal; Khadijeh Saravani
Volume 19, Issue 10 , October 2017, , Pages 1-4
Abstract
Introduction: Septorhinoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic procedures in Iran. Intracranial complications such asmeningitis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, pneumocephalus, and damage to the skull’s base are rare, but potential lifethreatening complications are associated with such ...
Read More
Introduction: Septorhinoplasty is one of the most common cosmetic procedures in Iran. Intracranial complications such asmeningitis, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea, pneumocephalus, and damage to the skull’s base are rare, but potential lifethreatening complications are associated with such procedures, though very few cases of intracranial complications after septorhinoplasty have been reported.Case Presentation: A 29-year-old woman was admitted to a limited surgery clinic in Tehran, Iran in 2015 for septorhinoplasty, and 4 days post-operation she complained of headache, drowsiness, and CSF rhinorrhea. The patient’s surgical complications included a skull base fracture, pneumocephalus, and an epidural hematoma.Conclusions: Prevention of life-threatening complications following septorhinoplasty is important. Prevention, early detection, and appropriate treatment of intracranial complications will result in fewer catastrophic outcomes. To prevent damage to the skull base and other cerebral complications, it is necessary that surgeons use a suitable technique, understand appropriate anatomical information, maintain awareness of possible anatomic variations, and practice gentle manipulation of the ethmoid roof.