Fig. 9
From: Burned bodies: post-mortem computed tomography, an essential tool for modern forensic medicine
A 58-year-old man who died in an ultralight aircraft crash with a secondary fire setting: the PMCT shows a mixture of traumatic and thermal lesions. The traumatic lesions are severe (death seems related to trauma). a PMCT shows rib fractures on unexposed bones classified as traumatic fractures (white arrows). Skin burn lesions and skeletal muscles exposition are seen on the right postero-lateral chest wall. Note the post-traumatic right haemothorax (asterisk) consequent to the rib fracture (white arrow). b Major soft-tissue burn lesions with secondary detachment of the wall (white arrowheads). Note also a traumatic right transverse process fracture of L2 vertebrae (thin white arrow) at the abdominal level. c Right sacral traumatic fracture (black arrow). Please note the left anterior abdominal wall thermal lesion with intestinal exposure and doubt concerning peritoneal continuity (thick white arrow)