Thompson R L
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1977 Oct;48(10):924-8.
Sometimes it is difficult to differentiate between injuries and drowning as a cause of death in aircraft-accident fatalities. There are certain anatomic and chemical changes that are compatible with drowning, but there is no single change that is diagnostic of drowning. Drowning is a diagnosis that can be made only after all other causes of death have been excluded. Only after a complete review of the circumstances surrounding the accident and the performance of a thorough autopsy can a correct diagnosis be made when there is a possibility of drowning.
有时，在飞机事故死亡案例中，很难区分损伤和溺水哪个是死因。存在某些与溺水相符的解剖学和化学变化，但没有单一变化可确诊溺水。溺水是一种只有在排除所有其他死因后才能做出的诊断。只有在全面审查事故相关情况并进行彻底尸检后，当存在溺水可能性时，才能做出正确诊断。
