Death by Ram Attack: A Case Report from Greece and a Brief Review of the Literature

• Katsos, Konstantinos D. ^[1] ; Sakelliadis, Emmanouil I. ^[1] ; Moraitis, Konstantinos ; Spiliopoulou, Chara A. ^[1]
  1. [1] National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

     National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

     Dimos Athens, Grecia

     
• Localización: Journal of forensic sciences, ISSN-e 1556-4029, ISSN 0022-1198, Vol. 64, Nº. 5, 2019, págs. 1559-1562
• Idioma: inglés
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  • A case of a ram attack that caused injuries to a 73-year-old man is presented. The deceased survived the attack and had theopportunity to speak with a friend over the phone before being transferred to the hospital. After a 21-day hospitalization, the patient passedaway. A postmortem examination was performed to ascertain the cause of death. The autopsy findings are presented along with a brief reviewof the literature. Attacks by agricultural animals (or livestock) around the world are reported in the scientific literature. Fatalities from ramattacks are extremely rare. The need to implement specific codes in the ICD system, relevant to each animal attack, appears to be of greatimportance, in order to allow tracking of animal-related deaths.