Publications by authors named "Satin Meshram"

The ligature mark is the most relevant feature of hanging. This study was undertaken with a view to determine the characteristic features of hanging and its association with ligature material or mode of suspension. Of a total medicolegal deaths reported at an Apex Medical Centre, hanging was noted in 4.

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  • The paper discusses a rare case of a fatal tiger attack where a woman was killed by the tiger's claws instead of the typical bite to the neck.
  • An autopsy revealed multiple injuries from the claws, while the usual bite-related injuries were absent due to the tiger's teeth being non-functional.
  • This report aims to draw attention to claw-induced fatal injuries, which are not commonly documented, and emphasizes the significance of claw injuries in distinguishing the nature of attacks by tigers.
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The cause and manner of death in submersion cases are a routine challenge for forensic pathologists as they present considerable diagnostic difficulties. The present study was undertaken with a view to determine the characteristic pattern in bodies retrieved from water. From a total of 6779 medicolegal deaths reported at an Apex Medical Centre, Yeotmal, a rural district of Maharashtra over a 10-year study period, only 110 cases (1.

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