Crocodile Attack in Australia: An Analysis of Its Incidence and Review of the Pathology and Management of Crocodilian Attacks in General  David G.E. Caldicott,

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1 Crocodile Attack in Australia: An Analysis of Its Incidence and Review of the Pathology and Management of Crocodilian Attacks in General  David G.E. Caldicott, BSc(Hons), MBBS(Lond), David Croser, FRANZCR, Charlie Manolis, BSc(Hons), Grahame Webb, PhD, Adam Britton, PhD  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  Volume 16, Issue 3, Pages (September 2005) DOI: / (2005)16[143:CAIAAA]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Dorsal and lateral views of a true crocodile (saltwater crocodile, Crocodylus porosus), alligatorid (American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis), and gavialid (Indian gharial, Gavialis gangeticus). Adapted from Webb and Manolis.8 Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( / (2005)16[143:CAIAAA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Radiographs of postmortem Crocodylus porosus and Homo sapiens (to similar scale). In the circumstances of this case, it was important to establish whether the victim had been shot before having been consumed by the animal. One shot was used by a police officer to dispatch the animal. Left, The police bullet can be seen in the crocodile's head. Right, The torso has been transected by the force of the crocodile bite, but no additional projectile can be identified. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine  , DOI: ( / (2005)16[143:CAIAAA]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2005 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions


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