Colonic perforation: A lethal consequence of cannabis body packing

被引：14

作者：

Cawich, Shamir O. ^{[1
]}

Downes, Ross ^{[1
]}

Martin, Allie C. ^{[1
]}

Evans, Necia R. ^{[1
]}

Mitchell, Derek I. G. ^{[1
]}

Williams, Eric ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ W Indies, Dept Surg Radiol Anaesthesia & Intens Care, Kingston 7, Jamaica

来源：

JOURNAL OF FORENSIC AND LEGAL MEDICINE | 2010年 / 17卷 / 05期

关键词：

Body Packer; Body Stuffer; Cannabis; Colonic perforation; Smuggler; Internal concealment; COCAINE; MANAGEMENT;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jflm.2010.02.012

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

030101 [法学理论]; 030111 [法律史学]; 100218 [急诊医学];

摘要：

Body packing is one method of smuggling cannabis across international borders. The practice is prevalent in Jamaica. There has been one reported death from this practice in medical literature. We report a second fatal case of cannabis body packing, reinforcing the dangerous nature of this practice. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：269 / 271

页数：3

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