Pohoda No. II (Delayed Death - following Music Festival)
Authors:
F. Štuller; F. Novomeský; Ľ. Straka; J. Krajčovič
Authors‘ workplace:
Ústav súdneho lekárstva a medicínskych expertíz JLF UK a UN v Martine
Published in:
Soud Lék., 56, 2011, No. 3, p. 34-35
Category:
Original Article
Overview
A mass tragedy on the Slovak biggest music festival „POHODA“, caused by a windstorm, shocked whole society, even abroad. Many questions concerned a causality and a circumstances of the incident arose immediately.
The forensic autopsies of victims (29-aged man and 19-aged woman) represented a very special expertise act in police investigation of the case.
Keywords:
mass tragedy – purulent encephalitis
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Labels
Anatomical pathology Forensic medical examiner ToxicologyArticle was published in
Forensic Medicine
2011 Issue 3
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