Kasun Bandara Ekanayake

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• MBBS
• Lecturer at University of Peradeniya

Nail guns are pneumatically driven or powder-actuated tools, which are used to drive nails into wood or concrete. A 42-year-old man, who was a builder by profession and history of antidepressant use, was found dead in his vehicle, holding a “Ramset” nail gun in his right hand. A straight metal nail and a book with a small hole were recovered from t...

Exposure to high doses of ammonia gas can result in lethal injuries to humans. This case series presents 5 fatalities and an injured individual, caused by acute ammonia exposure, which occurred in the rubber industry. One of the fatalities and the survivor were reported in an incident of ammonia gas cylinder explosion, whereas the other 4 fatalitie...

Sri Lanka’s death investigation system has originated from the British coroner system and it is currently provisioned mainly by the Code of Criminal Procedure Act No. 15 of 1979. The death inquirers - magistrates and inquirers into sudden death - are empowered to carry out inquests in sudden and unnatural deaths to ascertain cause and manner of dea...

Vaginal foreign body (VFB) can be a routine presentation to a pediatric unit, especially with associated vaginal discharge. Although it can be rare, this case series highlights that child sexual abuse (CSA) should not be ignored as a possibility when such a presentation is investigated. In the first case, an 11-year-old school girl presented with v...

Injuries due to automobile safety devices have been reported and we report a rare fatality due to a defective airbag system. A compact hybrid car driven by a 37-year-old male at moderate speed had crashed through an unprotected manhole. The car had moved around 200 m before it came to a halt. The passers-by had noticed that the driver was unconscio...

Objective: Human biliary tract consists of right, left, common hepatic, cystic, and bile ducts. A comprehensive knowledge of these ducts' parameters will be helpful in surgical and radiological practice. This study aimed to morphometrically analyze human bile ducts in fresh autopsies. Methods: In this descriptive study, 35 extrahepatic biliary trac...

Introduction: In Sri Lanka, pesticides are widely used in agriculture, and they have both beneficial effects and health hazards. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Sevanagala Grama Niladhari Division in southeastern Sri Lanka, to assess the knowledge and practices on usage of pesticides, using an interviewer-administere...

Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a worldwide issue with a high prevalence rate seen in Asia. Aims and Objectives To plan and implement preventive measures, it is important to understand the characteristics, background, and medico-legal significance, especially from the perspective of perpetrators. Materials and Methods This study is...

In Sri Lanka, where a majority follows Theravada Buddhism, there are rituals and norms related to the ordination of monks, as well as a process of certification. An 8-year-old male novice monk was presented for clinical forensic examination following an assault at a temple by several other fellow novice monks. Further investigation revealed that th...

Gloriosa superba (GSb), or Glory Lily, is not an uncommon plant found in Sri Lanka. Every part of the plant is poisonous, especially the rhizome. It contains mainly colchicine and gloriocine which are toxic alkaloids. Fatalities following ingestion are rarely reported with current medical management. A 37-year-old male, with history of cannabis dep...

The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between sex and height and handprint measurements in a Sri Lankan population. A stadiometer was used to measure height of 226 Sri Lankan subjects aged between 20–30 years. Palmar prints were obtained on paper using fingerprint ink. The palmar and axial tri-radii were identified and a cal...

Page kidney is a condition where external compression of the renal artery and renal parenchyma leads to subsequent ischaemia and activation of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone axis. A 42-year-old female with hirsutism, hypertension and diabetes was diagnosed with a right adrenal mass and underwent laparoscopic adrenalectomy. Her hypertension worsened...

Introduction: Fall from heights is a common form of unintentional injury. The objective of this study is to determine the pattern of injuries, risk factors, and safety measures employed in relation to such falls. Methods: Data was collected from cases of fatal falls presented to the medico-legal units at Kandy, Peradeniya, and Panadura in Sri Lanka...

Also published as a case report on doi: 10.1007/s12024-023-00715-1

Introduction: Sex determination using human skeletal remains is a challenging task for forensic practitioners and foramen magnum is used at lesser extents for this purpose. The aim of this study was to determine the sex by evaluating the parameters of the foramen magnum in a Sri Lankan population using computed tomography (CT). Methods: CT images o...

Also published as case report on doi: 10.1007/s12024-022-00574-2

Introduction: Emotional Intelligence (EI) is especially important for medical undergraduates due to the long undergraduate period and relatively high demands of the medical course. Determining associates of EI would not only enable identification of those who are most suited for the discipline of medicine but would also help in designing training s...

Cyber-bullying is a global issue in the current era. The main objective of this study was to identify the prevalence and determinants of cyber-bully victimization and to analyze the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. A self-reported questionnaire collected data from students aged 14–17 years in Sri Lanka in September 2020. Prevalence of any form of bully...

Introduction: Air guns are widely used for recreation and to protect crops from animals. It is a pneumatic weapon capable of inflicting serious life-threatening injuries. The authors present a case of a child subjected to a life-threatening pellet injury to the head due to discharge of an air gun while playing. Case report: A 3 ½ year old male chi...

Introduction: Many characteristics of the skull bones used in identification are subjective. Since the human skull thickness (HST) can be used as a more objective criterion, it can be used in more accurate identification in forensic anthropology, and according to literature; no such studies were conducted in Sri Lanka. The aim of this study is to a...

Background: Death is inevitable for every living being and it is the responsibility of the living to dispose the dead within the legal boundaries. This study was conducted to assess the awareness on aforementioned issues among a student population who are likely to face such issues in future as professionals and had no previous formal education on...

Introduction and objectives: Death is inevitable for every living being and it is the responsibility of the living to dispose the dead within the legal boundaries. This study was conducted to assess the awareness on aforementioned issues among a student population who are likely to face such issues in future as professionals and had no previous for...