Dogan Kamil Hakan, Demirci Serafettin, Gunaydin Gursel, Buken Bora
Department of Forensic Medicine, Meram Medical School, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey.
J Forensic Sci. 2010 Jan;55(1):251-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01224.x. Epub 2009 Nov 30.
In this paper, we present a case of a 53-year-old woman who had her headscarf catch on the cylinder ironing machine in the laundry of the hospital where she worked. The hospital workers found the woman dead with her head stuck to the ironing machine. After the death scene investigation and autopsy were completed, it was determined that the death occurred as a result of accidental ligature strangulation. Accidental ligature strangulation in which an article of clothing is caught in such an electrical machine and strangles the wearer is very rare. This case highlights the fact that these kinds of machines can be hazardous to work around and that increased safety measures should be taken to insure worker safety; additionally, the people who use these machines should be educated on the potential hazards.
在本文中，我们呈现了一个案例，一名53岁的女性在她工作的医院洗衣房里，她的头巾被滚筒式熨烫机缠住。医院工作人员发现该女子死亡，头部卡在熨烫机上。在完成死亡现场调查和尸检后，确定死亡是由于意外勒颈窒息所致。衣物被这种电机缠住并勒死穿着者的意外勒颈窒息情况非常罕见。这个案例凸显了这样一个事实，即在这些机器周围工作可能存在危险，应该采取更多安全措施以确保工人安全；此外，应该对使用这些机器的人员进行潜在危害方面的教育。
