Pathology of Sudden Death | Forensic Medicine Lecture | MD V-Learning Platform

This medical video lecture talks about the pathology of sudden or unexpected death. Our medical specialist, Dr Hina Khan elucidates about the various underlying reasons of death. Some of the causative factors include ruptured cerebral aneurysm, epilepsy and pulmonary thromboembolism. Additionally, certain gastrointestinal disorders (haemorrhages, fata abdominal catastrophes) have delineated in-detail. In the end, the educator sheds light upon the trauma and disease as being one of the several contributors of the demise of an individual. REASONS OF UNEXPECTED DEATH The educator begins by talking about the causes of sudden or unexpected death. Death can be attributed to by various factors such as cardiovascular anomalies, massive cerebral haemorrhage, subarachnoid bleeding, haematemesis etc. One of the most common cause of unexpected death is ruptured cerebral aneurysm. In this medical condition, arterial blood impinges onto the base of the brain. Autopsy presentations indicate bleeding, ha