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Date : 09-12-12 18:16
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Publication; issue : 2009 Year 33 Vol 2 iss 107 p
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Checklist for Forensic Investigation on Fatal SCUBA Diving Accidents Korean J Leg Med. 2009 Nov;33(2):107-110. Korean.
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Forensic Medicine Dept., School of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwang-ju, Korea. ysk007@hotmail.com
SCUBA diving is becoming one of popular sport around the world even though it has serious accident potentials. The most common cause of death in underwater diving fatality is drowning, but in many cases it could be just a terminal event. The eventual target of forensic investigation in underwater diving accidents is to examine the underlying cause of death or accident, and therefore forensic pathologists should get an information about diving equipments which were used by the victim and about environmental factors. The author think a uniformed check list of underwater diving accidents should be available for postmortem investigation, and here propose it.
Key words : SCUBA diving, forensic investigation, drowning, checklist
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