Shields Lisa B E, Stewart Donna
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, and Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2011 Mar;32(1):39-43. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3181eafe05.
Hunting many types of wild game is an avidly pursued outdoor activity that attracts all ages and both genders at various times of the year. Deer hunting is a popular sport in many regions of North America. A variety of weapons are used in the hunting, trapping, and killing of game. As a variety of different modalities are used, myriad types of injuries unique to the type of hunting can occur. Most deer hunting-related fatalities identified at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Kentucky are accidental firearm injuries. Less commonly encountered are fatalities resulting from elevation of the hunter in a tree stand, often associated with poor design or construction of the perch. We present 2 tree stand-related deaths. One victim died of positional asphyxia due to reverse suspension from a hunting tree stand. The second victim died of multiple blunt force injuries sustained in a 20-foot fall from a tree stand. We summarize the features of morbidity and mortality related to deer hunting based on investigations by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
猎捕多种野生猎物是一项备受追捧的户外活动，一年中的不同时间都吸引着各个年龄段和不同性别的人。猎鹿在北美许多地区都是一项受欢迎的运动。在狩猎、诱捕和捕杀猎物时会使用各种各样的武器。由于使用了多种不同的方式，可能会发生各种与狩猎类型相关的独特伤害。肯塔基州首席法医办公室确认的大多数与猎鹿相关的死亡都是意外枪支伤害。较少见的是猎人在树上支架上高处坠落导致的死亡，这通常与支架设计或建造不佳有关。我们呈现两例与树上支架相关的死亡案例。一名受害者因倒挂在狩猎树上支架而死于体位性窒息。第二名受害者从20英尺高的树上支架坠落，死于多处钝器伤。我们根据首席法医办公室的调查总结了与猎鹿相关的发病和死亡特征。
