Death In The Case Of Suspected Neck Fractures Due To Blunt Trauma; A Case Report

Abstract

Blunt trauma is a forced force caused by a blunt object on the surface of the body that causes injury. Cervical fracture will compress the upper respiratory tract which will result in death due to asphyxia. Found a female body, known, aged 55 years. Found bruises on the back of the neck, waist, thighs missing on compression. corpse stiffness and decomposition is not found. There were lacerations on the head and left forehead, both lips, the tips of the fingers of both hands and the tips of the fingers of both feet were bluish in color, and there were signs of a cervical fracture. From the results of external examination, theory and discussion above, it can be concluded that the cause of death of the victim was suspected to be suffocation due to a fractured neck due to blunt trauma.