Burke Michael, Odell Morris, Bouwer Heinrich, Murdoch Adam
Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine, 65 Kavanagh Street, Southbank, Vic, 3006, Australia.
Department of Forensic Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2017 Jun;13(2):196-208. doi: 10.1007/s12024-017-9851-z. Epub 2017 Mar 28.
Deaths which occur in association with agricultural electric fences are very rare. In fact, electric fences have undoubtedly saved numerous human and animal lives by safely and reliably keeping livestock confined to their fields and enclosures and thus preventing motor vehicle incidents when livestock get onto roads and highways. Accidental and intentional human contact with electric fences occurs regularly and causes little more than transient discomfort, however, on exceptional occasions, contact with electric fences appears to be directly related to the death of the individual. The precise pathophysiological cause of these deaths is unclear. We present two cases of deaths associated with electric fences, discuss the possible pathophysiological mechanisms in these cases, and suggest a universal approach to the medico-legal investigation and documentation of these deaths.
与农用电动围栏相关的死亡极为罕见。事实上，电动围栏通过安全可靠地将牲畜圈养在田地和围栏内，无疑挽救了无数人类和动物的生命，从而避免了牲畜走上道路和高速公路时发生的机动车事故。人类意外和故意接触电动围栏的情况时有发生，除了短暂不适外几乎不会造成其他影响，然而，在某些特殊情况下，接触电动围栏似乎与个人死亡直接相关。这些死亡的确切病理生理原因尚不清楚。我们报告两例与电动围栏相关的死亡病例，讨论这些病例中可能的病理生理机制，并提出一种针对这些死亡进行法医学调查和记录的通用方法。
