Journal of Punjab Academy of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
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  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 24
  • Issue: 1

Perte's syndrome: Case report of work-related death of janitor involving an elevator

  • Author:
  • Ravi1, Amandeep Singh2,*, Dasari Harish3, Dilip Vaishnav4
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Published Online: Dec 24, 2024
  • Page Number: 159 to 161

1PG JR, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh

2Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh

3Professor & Head, Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh

4Assistant Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine, AIIMS, Rishikesh

*Corresponding Author: Dr. Amandeep Singh, Professor Department of Forensic Medicine, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, E-mail: dramandeep@gmail.com, Contact: +919646121610

Online Published on 24 December, 2024.

Abstract

Perte's Syndrome or Traumatic asphyxia is a rare syndrome caused by blunt thoracoabdominal trauma and characterized by cyanosis, edema, and petechial hemorrhage on the face, neck, upper extremities, and upper parts of the thorax. In a living person traumatic asphyxia is diagnosed by history and inspection; However, during the postmortem of a brought dead case we have to rely on history and the pattern of injuries. Herein, we present a case of traumatic asphyxia due to an elevator accident in a 24-year-old male and discuss its medicolegal aspects.

Keywords

Elevator Death, Traumatic Asphyxia, Thoraco-Abdominal Injuries, Perte's Syndrome