Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research
A Prospective Study of Presence of Fluid in Paranasal Sinuses (Frontal, Maxillary and Sphenoid) in Cases of Death due to Drowning
Dr. RamaMohan. Sepuri , Dr M Venkata Ramana, Dr. T. Harikrishna
JCDR. 2024: 739-746
Abstract
The diagnosis of death due to drowning by conducting post-mortem examination is still a challenging task for the forensic experts. Authors in their book, articles mentioned that there is presence of fluid in paranasal sinuses in cases of death due to drowning. For conducting this study, 120 cases were selected from dead bodies subjected to medico legal autopsy at Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupathi from July 2023 to December 2023. Of them, 23 cases were with a history, circumstances, scene of recovery and post-mortem findings which are suggestive of death due to drowning
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