Department of Forensic Medicine, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Hari Nagar, Delhi, India.
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India.
Med Sci Law. 2021 Oct;61(4):305-308. doi: 10.1177/00258024211005658. Epub 2021 Apr 15.
A 42-year-old woman who fell through a glass tabletop had her lower back pierced by a long shard of glass. She rapidly exsanguinated. At autopsy, a single penetrating wound was present in her left lower back, with complete transection of her left kidney and a 3.5 L haematoperitoneum. Death was due to exsanguination following accidental transection of the left kidney by a penetrating glass injury of the lower back. Glass-topped tables are a well-recognised source of injury in a domestic setting There are far more non-lethal than lethal injuries, many of which involve children. Quite long shards may remain undetected in wounds for considerable amounts of time. Non-tempered glass is a particular risk for breakage. Glass-topped tables should not be used as substitutes for chairs, particularly in overweight or obese individuals.
一位 42 岁的女性从玻璃桌面坠落，背部被一块长长的玻璃碎片刺穿。她迅速大量失血。尸检时，她的左腰背部有一处单一的穿透性伤口，左肾完全断裂，腹腔积血 3.5 升。死因是左肾被穿透性玻璃刺伤意外切断导致失血性休克。玻璃桌面在家庭环境中是一种众所周知的受伤源。这里有更多的非致命性损伤而不是致命性损伤，其中许多涉及儿童。相当长的玻璃碎片可能会在相当长的时间内未被发现于伤口中。非钢化玻璃是特别容易破裂的。玻璃桌面不应该被用作椅子的替代品，特别是在超重或肥胖的人身上。
