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Natural death due to a ruptured aneurysm

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USA. This apparent case of a sex slaying is actually a natural death due to a ruptured aneurysm.…
Fig.1 A pacemaker on a cadaver being dissected.

A pacemaker on a cadaver being dissected

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This cadaver is being dissected by medical students. A pacemaker can be seen on the chest. The modern…
Fig.1 Arterial patterns on walls and floor.

Arterial patterns on walls and floor

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Arterial patterns on wall and floor in conjunction with large accumulation of blood from victim with malfunctioning arterial…
Fig.1 Postmortem face peel-down examination.

Postmortem face peel-down examination

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A postmortem face peel-down examination showing injury of and around the left eye with bleeding (hemorrhage). When injury…
Fig.1 Avulsion and raccoon eyes.

Avulsion and raccoon eyes

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Avulsion laceration produced from a shearing-type force, with a resultant ‘flap’ of torn & undermined tissue. Raccoon eyes…
Fig.1 Decomposition & bagged hands.

Decomposition & bagged hands

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In this case, police and scene investigators were suspicious that this individual was killed by blunt force injuries…
Fig.1 4th degree burns on the head.

Fire exposure after lethal hypothermia

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A 49-year-old woman was found dead in her apartment after a fire in a residential building in Germany.…
Fig.1 The patient at presentation in the emergency department, with scissors penetrating the left orbit.

Schizophrenic woman tried to remove her eyes with scissors

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An elderly woman with schizophrenia presented with a pair of scissors penetrating her left orbit and an enucleated…
Fig.1 Man found dead in steam room 8 hours after death.

Man found dead in steam room 8 hours after death

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Body of a 42-year-old male found dead in the steam room approximately 8 hours after having gone alone…
Fig.1 Harvested total facial-scalp flap in the donor cadaver.

Mock facial transplantation on a cadaver

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Here the surgeons have performed a mock facial transplantation by harvesting total facial-scalp flaps from a donor and…
Fig.1 A 22-year-old woman who had suffered from anorexia for 10 years.

A fatal case of anorexia nervosa

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Germany. A 22-year-old woman who had suffered from anorexia for 10 years and had collapsed several times was…

Cuts on woman’s face

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I have sadly no information about this one. Found in teaching material from the Office of the Armed…

Facial dissection

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Autopsy facial dissection is a procedure that involves the careful dissection and examination of the facial structures of…
Fig.6 Cadaver 1, anteroposterior view of allograft (prethinning, with maxilla intact).

Facial Allograft Technique in Facial Reconstruction

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Composite facial allografts have become increasingly popular in the reconstruction of complex…
Fig.1 Extreme case of sadomasochism.

Extreme case of sadomasochism

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Extreme case of sadomasochism. This man inserted large dildos into his anus and with the trapeze-like contraption could…
Fig.1 Variation of access to the face from an extended bimastoid resection.

Dissection of the Head

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The head must be slightly raised with appropriate supports. There is no one correct device; each autopsy surgeon…
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Shotgun wound to the face

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I have no info on this case but it looks like he may have survived. Head injuries from…
Fig.1 Access to the face in a homicide case; detaching of the soft tissues until the mastoid edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, the zygomatic arches, and the nasal pyramid.

Facial soft tissue dissection

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In cases of trauma, it may be necessary to dissect the soft tissue of the face that lies…
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A blood-spattered scene where a chronic alcoholic died on the toilet

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A 68-year-old male with a history of chronic ethanol abuse was found dead in his washroom with blood…