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Lightning and the Forensic Pathologist

Published:2018-03 Issue:1 Volume:8 Page:98-111
ISSN:1925-3621
Container-title:Academic Forensic Pathology
language:en
Short-container-title:Academic Forensic Pathology

Author:

Blumenthal Ryan¹

Affiliation:

1. University of Pretoria - Department of Forensic Medicine

Abstract

This paper explores the pathology caused by lightning. It covers the basic physics and mechanisms of injury of lightning strikes followed by a short discussion. The purpose of this paper is to suggest an approach to the investigation and autopsy of a lightning-related death.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Pathology and Forensic Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.23907/2018.007

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