I . A Statistical Observation
This report aims to reveal facts on various causes of death in Korea in an attempt to analyse 2,017 cases which were performed medicolegal autopsy in National Institute of Scientific Investigation during the year of 1991..
The following are the summary of results ;
1. The total numbers of autopsy were 2,017 cases, of these 1,523(75.5%) cases were males and 494(22.9%) cases were females.
2. Violent deaths were 1,291(64.0%) cases, natural deaths were 661(32.8%) cases, negative autopsy were 34(1.7%) cases and unknown cases due to severe decomposition were 31(1.5%).
3. In violent deaths ; deaths due to injury were 629(31.2%), asphyxial deaths were 284(14.1%), deaths due to abnormal temperature were .104(5.2%) and deaths due to intoxication were 274(13.6%).
4. In natural deaths ; deaths due to disease of the cardiovascular system were 403(20. 0%), the central nervous system were 81(4.0%), the gastrointestinal systm were 75(3. 7%), the respiratory system were 59(2.9%), the genitourinary system were 10(0.5%) and miscellaneous cases were33(1.6%).
II. Case Review
? Case A Hemoperitoneum due to liver needle biopsy
? Case B Rupture of the right internal iliac artery aneurysm
? Case C Asphyxial deaths (a male and a female) due to stab of the trachea
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