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The reliability of cardiac haemodilution as a diagnostic test of drowning
R Jeanmonod1, C Staub, B Mermillod
1Institut Universitaire de Médecine Légale, Université de Genève, Switzerland.
The diagnosis of drowning is one of the most challenging problems in forensic pathology. The estimation cardiac haemodilution is a simple method, but its use is limited by its lack of specificity and sensitivity. We have studied the limitations of this method and have defined the circumstances in which such a technique can be used.
The diagnosis of drowning is one of the most challenging problems in forensic pathology. The estimation cardiac haemodilution is a simple method, but its use is limited by its lack of specificity and sensitivity. We have studied the limitations of this method and have defined the circumstances in which such a technique can be used.