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Autoamputation of the left arm--a bizarre suicide.
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Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988 Mar;9(1):64-5
Publication Type
Article
Date
Mar-1988
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Author
D R Rogers
Author Affiliation
Humana Hospital-Alaska, Anchorage.
Source
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1988 Mar;9(1):64-5
Date
Mar-1988
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Adult
Amputation, Traumatic
Arm Injuries
Female
Humans
Self Mutilation
Suicide
Abstract
A 24-year-old woman committed suicide by amputating her left arm immediately below the shoulder joint with a small kitchen knife. No references to such a suicide were found in an extensive literature search.
PubMed ID
3354529
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