Kenji Ninomiya, Eizo Nakaza, Tsuneo Yamashiro, Takayuki Abe, Natsuki Ikematsu, Hanae Nagama, Kazumichi Kakazu, Maki Fukasawa
Severe intracranial trauma during torture or assault is reportedly caused by shaken adult syndrome. However, intracranial traumas caused by natural forces, excluding human factors and collision impact, are extremely rare. We report an autopsy case of shaken adult syndrome caused by ocean wave forces. A man in his 40s without any medical history was washed away by a wave during recreational fishing. He was found approximately 500 m away from the fishing point drifting on the ocean in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest and was confirmed dead, with no response to cardiopulmonary resuscitation, 3 h after the accident...
September 2, 2023: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology