American Journal of Forensic Medicine & Pathology · 1983 · 24 citations · 0 references
MedicineGeriatric MedicinePathologyAutopsy PathologyForensic PathologyVictimologyAutopsy TechniqueElder AbuseSexual AbuseSexual AssaultSexual ExploitationSexual Violence VictimizationDetection Of Elder AbuseElder Abuse Death InvestigationElderly PopulationForensic Examination After Sexual AssaultForensic Medical ExaminationSexual Activity
We describe the death of an elderly lady which resulted from the insertion of the hand and forearm into the rectum. The practice of "fisting" is a form of sexual activity confined primarily to the homosexual community. We report this death to alert forensic pathologists to this unusual practice, which can be fatal.