Compression asphyxia and other clinicopathological findings from the Hillsborough Stadium disaster

Jerry P Nolan; Jasmeet Soar; Nathaniel Cary; Nigel Cooper; Jack Crane; Ashley Fegan-Earl; William Lawler; Philip Lumb; Guy Rutty

doi:10.1136/emermed-2020-209627

Compression asphyxia and other clinicopathological findings from the Hillsborough Stadium disaster

Jerry P Nolan
, Jasmeet Soar
, Nathaniel Cary
, Nigel Cooper
, Jack Crane
, Ashley Fegan-Earl
, William Lawler
, Philip Lumb
, Guy Rutty

Bristol Medical School (THS)

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Abstract

Ninety-six people died following a crowd crush at the Hillsborough Football Stadium, Sheffield, UK in 1989. The cause of death in nearly all cases was compression asphyxia. The clinical and pathological features of deaths encountered in crowds are discussed with a particular focus on the Hillsborough disaster.

Original language	English
Journal	Emergency Medicine Journal
Early online date	3 Sept 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-209627
Publication status	Published - 20 Sept 2021

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