Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by Author "Blumenthal, Ryan"

Browsing Research Articles (Forensic Medicine) by Author "Blumenthal, Ryan"

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  • An atypical asphyxial death : a case study 
    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 ...
  • Black mamba death : venom versus antivenom? 
    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 ...
  • Bone marrow embolism to the lung in electrocution : two case reports 
    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 ...
  • Case report : lightning-induced pneumomediastinum 
    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 ...
  • Delayed post mortem predation in lightning strike carcasses : sense or nonsense? 
    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 ...
  • Does a sixth mechanism exist to explain lightning injuries? Investigating a possible new injury mechanism to determine the cause of injuries related to close lightning flashes 
    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 ...
  • A fatal case of Rickettsiosis from South Africa 
    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.
  • A fire extinguisher death : the Macklin effect 
    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 ...
  • A follow-up study of a large group of children struck by lightning 
    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. ...
  • Full-metal jacket mild steel core ammunition : a case report 
    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 ...
  • An illustrated forensic pathology case : bilateral putaminal hemorrhages after methanol ingestion 
    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 ...
  • Injuries and deaths from lightning 
    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 ...
  • Investigating the risk of lightning’s pressure blast wave 
    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 ...
  • Lightning medicine in rural practice 
    Blumenthal, Ryan (Medkow Publications, 2014-10)
    No abstract available.
  • Lightning medicine in South Africa 
    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. ...
  • A multidisciplinary forensic analysis of two lightning deaths observed in South Africa 
    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 ...
  • A retrospective descriptive study of electrocution deaths in Gauteng, South Africa : 2001–2004 
    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 ...
  • Secondary missile injury from lightning strike 
    Blumenthal, Ryan (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2012-03)
    A 48 year-old-female was struck dead by lightning on the 24th October 2010 in Pretoria South Africa. The cause of death was due to direct lightning strike. Examination showed secondary missile injury on her legs. This ...
  • Suicide in Pretoria : a retrospective review, 2007 - 2010 
    Engelbrecht, C.; Blumenthal, Ryan; Morris, Neil Kenneth; Saayman, Gert (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2017-08)
    BACKGROUND : The World Health Organization has declared suicide a global health crisis, predicting that ~1.53 million people will commit suicide annually by 2020. OBJECTIVE : A study from South Africa reviewed 1 018 ...
  • Thermal fatalities in Pretoria : a 5-year retrospective review 
    Morobadi, Kenalemang; Blumenthal, Ryan; Saayman, Gert (Elsevier, 2019-11)
    In South Africa, research on burn mortality has emanated primarily from specialised burn centres and has focused on specific age groups and hospital-based fatalities. This study describes the demographic profile and the ...