Jayanth S H, Hugar Basappa S, Chandra Y P Girish, Krishnan A Gokula
Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Department of Forensic Medicine, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.
Med Leg J. 2015 Mar;83(1):47-50. doi: 10.1177/0025817214528235. Epub 2014 Jun 27.
Deaths due to electric shock are increasing despite stringent laws and preventive measures. These shocks are a leading cause of death amongst construction workers. In about 20% of the cases, no visible injury due to electricity can be seen. In some cases, non-electrical injuries are present and at times there are no eyewitnesses to provide a detailed account of events. In such circumstances, examination of scene of death, autopsy and accident reconstruction with the help of an electrical expert are all necessary to determine the cause of death. Here, we report one such case where a mason working on the second floor of a building under construction sustained an electrical injury, following which he was thrown to the ground sustaining a fatal traumatic injury. After careful consideration, his death was attributed to the head injury.
尽管有严格的法律和预防措施，但触电死亡人数仍在增加。这些电击是建筑工人死亡的主要原因之一。在大约20%的案例中，看不到因电造成的明显损伤。在某些情况下，存在非电损伤，而且有时没有目击者能详细描述事件经过。在这种情况下，对死亡现场进行勘查、尸检以及在电气专家的帮助下进行事故重建，对于确定死亡原因都是必要的。在此，我们报告这样一个案例：一名在在建建筑物二楼工作的泥瓦匠遭受电击伤，随后被甩到地上，造成致命的创伤性损伤。经过仔细考虑，他的死亡归因于头部损伤。
