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Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by Author "Blumenthal, Ryan"
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Bingert, Rebecca; Bremer, Larissa; Buettner, Andreas; Nigbur, Stefan; Blumenthal, Ryan; Zack, Fred
(Springer, 2024-07)
Lethal accidents caused by lightning are divided into observed and unobserved events. Pathognomonic or characteristic findings are often overlooked during external postmortem examination. Classical mistakes may be made ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Ferraris, Stefanie Claudia
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2023-09)
An atypical asphyxial death is presented. The deceased was found wrapped like a mummy with multiple layers of plastic and adhesive tape, lying face down on the floor of his home. The death scene was in the lounge area of ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Scholtz, Pieter Evelyn Pienaar; Shuttleworth, Jenna-lee
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2019-12)
We present the case of a male adult who was admitted to an emergency department after having sustained envenomation from a black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis). According to the available history, a single fang hooked his ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2014-09)
Bone marrow embolism in electrocution was first described in the literature by Rappaport
et al (Am J Pathol. 1951;27(3):407Y433) in 1951. Two case studies demonstrating this phenomenon
are reported here, one involving ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-06)
We present the case of a 41-year-old woman who was fatally injured during a witnessed lightning strike event and in whom autopsy revealed the unusual keraunopathological finding of overt pneumomediastinum. The possible ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan
(The Birds of Prey Programme of South Africa’s Endangered Wildlife Trust, 2014)
An adult giraffe was struck dead by lightning on a game farm outside Phalaborwa, South Africa in March 2014. Interestingly, delayed post-mortem predation occurred on the carcass, which according to the farm owners was an ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Jandrell, Ian R.; West, Nicholas J.
(Lippencott, Williams & Wilkens, 2012-09)
Five mechanisms have been described in the literature regarding lightning injury
mechanisms. A sixth mechanism is proposed in this article, namely, lightning
barotrauma. A simple laboratory experiment was conducted using ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Hoosen, Anwar Ahmed; Skosana, Lebogang Busisiwe; Weyer, Jacqueline
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-09)
We present a case of fatal Rickettsiosis from South Africa.
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Hänert-van der Zee, Brigitte
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2018-06)
We present the case of an adult white man found dead in a psychiatric institution with fine white powder (monoammonium phosphate) deposited over the entire face after he insufflated the contents of a dry chemical fire ...
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Silva, L.M.A.; Cooper, M.A.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Pliskin, N.
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-09)
BACKGROUND. On 11 November 1994, 26 preadolescent girls, 2 adult supervisors and 7 dogs were sleeping in a tent in rural South Africa
when the tent was struck by lightning. Four of the girls and 4 of the dogs were killed. ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Rossouw, Servaas Hofmeyr
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2023-12)
The deceased was a 26-year-old man who was killed in a multiple shooting incident while sitting alone in his car.
This individual was shot by multiple individuals, with different types of ammunition, from different ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2022-06)
A 29-year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident as a driver in May 2021. According to the available history, his car overturned and hit a wall. Death was due to head injury. Diffuse brain injury was present. A ...
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Robinson, Liam; Bunn, Belinda Kathleen; Blumenthal, Ryan; Bernitz, Herman
(Springer, 2023-01)
So-called “hypopigmented” bitemark patterns, commonly seen but not limited to dark skinned individuals, can be of value in forensic investigations. The process of aging bitemarks observed on skin is controversial and without ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Roth, Lisa Barbara
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2021-09)
We report the case of a 45-year old African male, who presented to the Emergency
Department with severe metabolic lactic acidosis and confusion secondary to ingestion
of methylated spirits. Methylated spirits is a common ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan
(BMJ Publishing Group Group, 2021-04)
This paper reviews recent academic research into
the pathology of trauma of lightning. Lightning may
injure or kill in a variety of different ways. Aimed at the
trainee, or practicing pathologist, this paper provides ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan; West, Nicholas J.
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2015-03)
We investigated the pathology of human trauma associated with lightning’s pressure blast wave. Within what
range is a human at risk and what are the risks? Two theories for the trauma currently exist: the flash ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan
(Medkow Publications, 2014-10)
No abstract available.
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Blumenthal, Ryan; Trengrove, Estelle; Jandrell, Ian R.; Saayman, Gert
(Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2012-07)
South Africa has a rich history of lightning research; however,
research on the clinical and pathological effects and features
of lightning-related injury (keraunomedicine or lightning
medicine) remains neglected locally. ...
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Hunt, Hugh G.P.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Nixon, Ken J.; Gomes, Chandima
(Elsevier, 2020-12)
While in-depth studies of lightning deaths can be found in the literature, rarely do such investigations they utilize
a multidisciplinary approach, analysing both the medical and electrical aspects of a case. Even more ...
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Blumenthal, Ryan
(Elsevier, 2009)
There is a paucity of data with regards to non-lightning, electrical-related injuries in sub-Saharan Africa. A review of the South African medical literature also shows a dearth of electrocution-related information. This ...