Traumatic Diaphragmatic Injuries at Medicolegal Autopsy: A 1-Year Prospective Study.

Introduction: Traumatic diaphragmatic injuries (TDIs) are relatively rare. The forensic literature pertaining to TDIs consists mainly of case studies, suggesting little attention to these injuries during autopsies and research.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study was conducted at the Ga-Rankuwa Forensic Pathology Services mortuary over a 1-year period.

Ethanol-related death in Ga-Rankuwa road-users, South Africa: A five-year analysis.

Ethanol and road traffic fatalities are a public health concern. The purpose of this study was to examine blood alcohol concentrations in different road-users in the jurisdiction of Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa according to epidemiological variables. A retrospective descriptive study involving 672 road-users over 5 years was done.