Case Reports Forensic 2018 Exercise 6: Shocking Facts: A Review of Electrocution and Electrical Injuries (CSFP1806)

Benjamin Soriano, MD
Forensic Pathology Fellow
Department of Pathology
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center University of New Mexico

Michelle B. Aurelius, MD
Assistant Chief Medical Investigator
New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator
Hospital Autopsy Director
Associate Professor of Pathology
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
University of New Mexico

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists

Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants,  Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

• explain the demographic distribution of electrocution deaths;
• calculate changes in current with varying resistance and voltage using Ohm’s law;
• use scene investigation findings to support determination of electrocution deaths;
• apply the knowledge of relevant findings in electrocution deaths to perform a thorough autopsy; and
• recognize gross and histologic findings associated with electrical burns.