Study of Deaths in Elderly Patients in Kumasi; What Do They Die of and Where?
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Introduction: The proportion of the aged (65 years and above) in Ghana is projected to increase from 7% in 2010 to 12% in 2050. This small projected increase begs the question of the quality of end-to-life care and the subsequent cause of death among the elderly population in Ghana. This retrospective study aims at investigating all manner of deaths and place of death among those aged 65 years and older, based on autopsy...
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Ligature strangulation is an important aspect of forensic practice and unless proven otherwise is considered to be a homicide. We report a case of a traveler, who was attending a political procession, later was robbed and strangulated with a scarf by some anti-social elements. His body was subsequently abandoned in the wilderness to get decomposed that lead to the diminution of valuable traumatic signatures over the neck,...
Fire-related death: an unusual histopathologic clue of forensic relevance
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Fire-related deaths are an issue for forensic pathologists particularly in ascertain if death occurred before or during fire. The authors highlight a unique bronchiolar epithelial cytological clue (nuclear heat-induced elongation) determined by active inhalation of hot gases and fumes, not yet described in the literature at so distal small airways level.
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