Table 1. Case profile.
| Cause of death | No. | Sex(M/F) | Age (mean) | Survival period (mean, h) | Postmortem period(mean, h) | Hospitalization(M/F) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hypothermia | 14 | 9/5 | 34-89(62) | 6–24 (18) | 24–72 (52.6) | 0/0 |
| Blunt injury (head injury) | 28 | 19/9 | 15–98 (66) | <0.5–1056 (128.7) | 12–60 (29.3) | 9/6 |
| Blunt injury (non-head injury) | 9 | 9/0 | 52–85 (67) | <0.5–960 (122.6) | 24–60 (30.6) | 4/0 |
| Sharp instrument injury | 8 | 7/1 | 40–85 (67) | <0.5–24 (6.3) | 12–36 (27.4) | 3/1 |
| Fire fatality | 43 | 34/10 | 28–95 (73) | <0.5–3600 (142.4) | 12–60 (27.8) | 6/2 |
| Asphyxia | 29 | 19/10 | 21–83 (57) | <0.5–240 (23.7) | 12–60 (33.4) | 4/2 |
| Intoxicationa | 11 | 8/3 | 25–59 (38) | <0.5–48 (11) | 12–36 (32.7) | 0/1 |
| Drowning | 11 | 7/4 | 44–85 (62) | <0.5–2 (3) | 12–48 (29.6) | 0/0 |
| Hyperthermia | 10 | 3/7 | 28–92 (70) | 6–240 (33.1) | 24–48 (32.7) | 2/1 |
| Acute cardiac death | 20 | 19/1 | 19–88 (61) | <0.5–144 (16.5) | 6–60 (33.6) | 1/1 |
| Other natural death | 22 | 14/8 | 21–88 (70) | <0.5–4320 (243.5) | 24–48 (29.2) | 5/3 |
aMethamphetamine-related fatalities, n = 3; psychotropic drugs, n = 5; others, n = 3
No.: number, M: male, F: female