Механическая асфиксия как причина смерти детей в г. Минске в 2008-2012 гг.

Abstract

The article presents the results of retrospective study of the rate and structure of asphyxia death in children, based on the data of State medical forensic service of the Republic of Belarus (Minsk department) from 2008 through 2012. The cases of 52 deaths from mechanical asphyxia (21.05% of all forensic autopsies in children) have been chosen. The victims were analyzed according to gender, age, circumstances of death and possible predisposing factors. Ratio of dead boys and girls was 1.48:1. Among the types of asphyxial deaths aspiration of gastric contents ranks the first (34.62%), hanging (23.08%) is in the second place and drowning (21.15%) occupies the third place. In 50% of cases death occurred at the infant age, predominantly due to aspiration asphyxia; in 32.69% of cases — at the age of 15-17 years, entirely due to hanging and drowning.