In forensic practice, spinal cord injury (SCI) resulting in death has rarely been reported. Here, we present the case of a 65-year-old woman who on admission was conscious without dyspnea or dysphagia. Physical examination revealed two sharp objects penetrating the neck: a pair of scissors lodged in the neck on the right side of the thyroid cartilage and a knife embedded in the nuchal region accompanied by minor seepage of bloody exudate. Radiography showed that the scissors and knife were retained in the cervical spine. Despite a series of medical interventions, the patient died 26 days later. Method: A systematic forensic autopsy was performed. Results: The cause of death was confirmed to be respiratory failure associated with SCI, which was caused by the combination of scissors and a knife. Conclusion: Based on this case, we believe that when there are multiple causes of death, forensic pathologists should determine the primary, immediate, contributory, and other causes of death to ascertain criminal responsibility.

虚拟解剖在我国法医病理学检案方面尚处于初步探索与应用阶段,其中虚拟解剖联合传统尸检鉴定新生儿死亡的案例报道数量较少.本单位受理一例尸表检验未见明显损伤的新生儿死亡案例,在传统尸检的基础上,尝试采取虚拟解剖,最终鉴定为高坠他杀,本文对传统尸检与虚拟解剖结果进行比较分析,为今后虚拟解剖对新生儿死亡的法医鉴定提供借鉴.

结节病(Sarcoidosis)在我国法医学实践非常少见,容易导致漏诊及误诊.本单位曾尸检一例"肺中叶综合征"肺切除术后大出血死亡的医疗纠纷案件,法医病理学检查证实死者患有肺、心、脾等多器官结节病,参考国内外文献对结节病的病理诊断标准及法医鉴定注意事项报道如下.

涉及人员死亡的骗保案件在法医病理学鉴定中较为罕见,本文根据受理的3例涉及死亡的骗保案件及文献报道2例法医病理学死亡鉴定结果,综合分析涉及死亡骗保案件基本规律、法医学鉴定注意事项及对策,同时讨论了法医学科建设在保险方面存在的缺陷,希望能够给涉及死亡骗保案件中的法医鉴定提供帮助.

性行为及相关性活动是成年人生活的重要组成部分,通常危险性较低,但在特殊体位及患有自身疾病的中老年人中可发生性活动相关的死亡 [1,2],本文报道一例性活动致腹主动脉瘤破裂出血死亡的法医学鉴定.