Diagnostic Forensic Tools in the Investigation of Electrocution Fatalities: A Case Study.

Electrocution is a leading cause of occupational fatalities, frequently occurring at voltages typical of household electrical systems (220-250 V). This study presents a comprehensive forensic investigation of a 35-year-old labourer's electrocution death in Dubai. The methodology employed included forensic medico-legal examination, histological analysis, trace evidence analysis and forensic engineering investigation.

Fatal automobile accident due to airbag misdeployment.

The purpose of this case report was to demonstrate a fatal motor vehicle accident in which a 33-year-old man died at the scene immediately after his car collided with the roadside curbstone at a normal speed. The autopsy of the deceased body revealed a penetrating injury on the neck as he was struck by the deployed airbag. Pathological examination showed the offending material to be a fractured cylinder-shaped metal piece, which had settled within the fourth cervical vertebral body.