Commotio cordis, typically associated with sports, can also occur in the context of homicide and requires careful forensic evaluation to rule out structural damage.
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May support commotio cordis in homicide evaluations; leaves open validation of forensic criteria beyond sports contexts.
Zheng et al. (2012) studied this question.
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