Analysis of jumping/falling distance from a height

Wischhusen, F.; Patra, Stefan; Braumann, M.; Türk, Elisabeth E.; Püschel, Klaus

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.030

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“…According Mao et al and Goren et al reports, the falling height in suicide was statistically higher than that in accident [2,14]. For similar heights, Wischhusen et al have demonstrated that in passive falls, the horizontal distance is usually farther than jumps [15]. It is a pity that the horizontal distance and the falling height in the cases of our study were not recorded by SPSB.…”

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confidence: 37%

Fatal fall from Height Cases in Shanghai, China, 2002-2011

Li¹,

Li²,

Wang³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Med

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Death due to fall from height is a complex forensic issue. It could occur in suicide, accident or even homicide. Study of fall from height in China seems to be rare. In this study, 250 individuals died in fall from height cases in Shanghai were collected retrospectively from the files of SPSB from 2002 to 2011. We evaluated the demographic data, the manner of death, forensic examination findings, and toxicological test results. Overall 250 individuals, 176 were male and 74 were female. 223 individuals were identified. Ages ranged from 1 year old to 86 year old. The average age was about 33.4 ± 15.3 years. The proportion of age from 18 to 29 was the highest. Among 223 identified individuals, 170 were Chinese and 53 were foreigners from 17 countries. Manner of death was mainly suicide (46%, 115/250) and accident (18%, 45/250), while the proportion of homicide was low (3.6%, 9/250). The proportion of undetermined was high (32.4%, 81/250). Forensic full autopsies were done in 87 cases. Ethanol and drugs detection were done in 118 individuals. Individuals' psychiatric history was not collected in the files. In conclusion, the characteristics of fall from height cases in Shanghai, China, are summarized to these: manner of death was mainly suicide and accident, low proportion of homicide, and high proportion of undetermined cases. Males were more than females. Individuals were mainly young adults. The injuries recorded in forensic examination files were common to occur in the exposing areas of body.

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Fatal fall from Height Cases in Shanghai, China, 2002-2011

Li¹,

Li²,

Wang³

et al. 2017

J Forensic Med

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“…Further, selfstrangulation in the context of a planned suicide is rare. 36 In the present case, it was assumed that the girl had resorted to fall from height after failing the first attempt by self-strangulation. The planned suicide by self-strangulation and fall from height presented here is unusual in its combination of these two methods, in addition to suicide note found in the mobile phone.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Instead, an accurate assessment of a case should include careful observations from the death scene along with the autopsy findings. 36 Regarding a planned suicide, one method of suicide was sufficient to cause death, so that no combination of method can actually take place. 9 Primarily, self-strangulation in the context of autoerotic activity has been reported as an accidental event.…”

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confidence: 99%

Planned complex suicide: Self-strangulation and fall from height

Nor

Das

2011

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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“…For similar heights, Wischhusen et al. (4) have demonstrated that in passive falls (accidental), the distance from the level of the height is usually between 1 and 6 m, whereas in active jumps (suicide or homicide) it is likely to be >4 m.…”

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confidence: 99%

Histological Diagnosis of Myocardial Sarcoidosis in a Fatal Fall from a Height

Cecchetto

Viel

Amagliani

et al. 2010

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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The major issues of medico-legal relevance in fatal falls from a height are the manner of death and the reconstruction of the event. We present a peculiar case of a fatal fall from a height of about 9 m, involving a 27-year-old woman. At the death scene investigation, no suicide notes, housebreaking marks, or signs of fight were found, thus weakening both the suicide and homicide hypotheses. Combining circumstantial, autopsy and toxicology data, the kinematic analysis of the jump/fall, and the histological evidence of a myocardial sarcoidosis involving the left ventricle, we hypothesized that the young woman might have accidentally fallen from the window because of a sudden loss of consciousness related to cardiac disease undiagnosed during life. We believe that our brief report is a good example of the powerful additional information that histological investigations can offer for reconstructing the dynamics of the event in falls from a height and other traumatic fatalities.

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Analysis of jumping/falling distance from a height

Cited by 20 publications

References 12 publications

Fatal fall from Height Cases in Shanghai, China, 2002-2011

Fatal fall from Height Cases in Shanghai, China, 2002-2011

Planned complex suicide: Self-strangulation and fall from height

Histological Diagnosis of Myocardial Sarcoidosis in a Fatal Fall from a Height

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