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High-voltage suicidal electrocution with multiple exit wounds.

Siddhartha Das¹, Ambika Prasad Patra, Kusa Kumar Shaha

¹Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India. sendsids@gmail.com

The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

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Summary

This case report details a rare instance of suicide by high-voltage electrocution. The study highlights the unusual method and the victim's survival for over two days post-incident.

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Area of Science:

Forensic Pathology
Toxicology
Electrical Engineering

Background:

Suicide methods typically include poisoning, hanging, and burning.
Electrocution, particularly high-voltage, is an exceptionally rare method of suicide.

Observation:

A young male, suffering from chronic depression and alcoholism, committed suicide by climbing a 25-ft high electric pole.
The victim survived for over 48 hours after the electrocution incident.
Multiple exit wounds were observed, indicating a complex electrical injury pattern.

Findings:

Elevated serum urea, creatinine, creatine kinase (CK), and creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) levels were noted.
The case represents the first reported instance of high-voltage suicidal electrocution with multiple exit wounds in English scientific literature.
Analysis of the circumstances and electrical injury features provides unique insights.

Implications:

This case expands the understanding of rare suicidal behaviors and their physiological consequences.
It underscores the importance of considering unusual mechanisms in forensic investigations.
The findings contribute to the literature on high-voltage electrical injuries and their survivability.