Table 2.

Control case history

Control case ID	Age (yr)	Sex	PMI (hr)	Brain weight (grams)	Cause of death
1	4	M	33	1222	Multiple stab wounds to chest
2	6	M	17	1495	Drowning
3	4	M	22	1350	Delayed complications of freshwater drowning
4	1	M	16	1010	Drowning
5	2	M	34	1310	Freshwater drowning
6	1	F	46	1091	Blunt force injuries
7	1	F	39	1016	Drowning
8	2	M	12	1100	Drowning
9	2	M	9	1243	Drowning
10	4	F	21	1502	Smoke inhalation
11	6	F	22	1323	Smoke inhalation
12	2	M	24	1080	Hanging
13	4	M	25	1290	Head and neck injuries
14	1.25	M	39	1188	Foreign object asphyxia
15	3	F	13	1170	Freshwater drowning
16	1.67	M	14	1132	Inhalation of combustion products, residential fire
17	1.83	M	24	1197	Asphyxia, neck compression
18	1.83	M	16	1143	Mechanical asphyxia
19	2	M	21	1090	Gunshot wound to chest

yr years, hr hours, PMI post-mortem interval