1Resident Doctor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar -364001
2Professor and Head of Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar364001
3Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar -364001
4Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar364001
*Corresponding Author: Devendra N. Panchal, Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Sir Takhtasinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar -364001, Email: drdev1983@yahoo.co.in
Online Published on 12 January, 2023.
Drowning is a form of asphyxia due to the aspiration of fluid into air-passages, caused by submersion in water or other fluid. The death mechanism of drowning is very complicated with the involvement of asphyxia and filling of air-passage with the fluid along with effects at a hydrostatic and osmotic level.
In this study, all autopsied cases of fresh drowning-dead body having no decomposition signs at the Tertiary Care Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, are included, during the period of 1-year 1stSept. 2019 to 31stAug. 2020. From total of 914 autopsy, 25 cases were of fresh drowning.
The majority of the cases with drowning were males (88%). Froth was one of the most characteristic external signs of drowning-found in (68%) of cases. On internal examination lungs are heavy and voluminous in (56%).
Drowning, Death, Asphyxia
