Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Gavhati Medical College, Assam.
An alleged road traffic accident (RTA) victim of 57-year-old male was brought for a medico legal autopsy. A contusion on scalp with right temporoparietal subdural haemorrhage and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with cardiac tamponade was found. Earlier he had a 18 hours hospital stay and received conservative treatment. His CT scan report also revealed right temporoparietal subdural haemorrhage with midline shift. ECG showed ST elevation. This case demonstrates that with each type of injury, the focus should always to be given to the entire vital organs like heart to rule out the natural causes or diseases of death for the sake of justice.
Acute myocardial infarction, cardiac tamponade, head injury, subdural haemorrhage
