Durch äußere Einwirkung entstandene Körperschädigungen und Todesfälle

Mueller, B.

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“…Thanks to the investigation process, the case was considered as an accidental death. According to Mueller, 15 “fixation” of the blade, meaning that the knife is securely gripped and held firmly, seems the primary factor in determining accidental stabbing fatalities.…”

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Determination of Force Required to Produce Stab Wounds in Cadaveric Chest Tissues

Gitto¹,

Serinelli²,

Werner

et al. 2021

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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When investigating deaths due to stab wounds, a common question asked to the forensic pathologist concerns the force required to inflict a given wound.In this study, tests were performed on 6 human cadavers. A material testing machine was used to produce the stab wounds and to record the force required to penetrate skin, muscle, cartilage, and rib bone of the chest. Three different blades were used: a steak knife, a butcher knife, and a lock-blade knife. On each cadaver, chest injuries were produced at the following locations: (a) skin, intercostal soft tissues; (b) skin, muscle, and cartilage; and (c) skin, muscle, and bone. After the experiment, a chest dissection was performed to confirm the correct locations of the produced stab wounds.The force required to insert a knife into cartilage or bone was significantly greater than the force to insert it into a region only covered by skin. There was wide variation in the force required to insert a knife into different bodies, but no force for any knife at any location for all bodies was greater than 261 N.This study allowed us to obtain quantitative measures of the force required to penetrate human chest tissues, removing subjective factors.

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confidence: 99%

Determination of Force Required to Produce Stab Wounds in Cadaveric Chest Tissues

Gitto¹,

Serinelli²,

Werner

et al. 2021

Am J Forensic Med Pathol

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“…Increased phlegm production and foam formation create a valve mechanism by expiratorily closing the airways, resulting in a hyperinflation of the lungs. These mechanisms create the image of ballooned lungs filling the pleural cavities and reaching over the pericardium with their edges [ 14 , 22 ]. Imprints of the ribs on the lung surface can often be seen [ 8 , 9 , 23 ].…”

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Macromorphological findings in cases of death in water: a critical view on “drowning signs”

2020

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Death in water is a challenging issue in forensic pathology since from natural death to homicide all circumstances of death in water are conceivable. Therefore, the correct interpretation of all abnormal autopsy findings is important. In order to determine a death by drowning, numerous internal and external signs of drowning are already described. However, these are supposed to be influenced by various factors reducing their significance and evidence. Moreover, the autopsy of water corpses often reveals further pathological findings that should not be underestimated for determining the cause of death. The aim of this study was to set frequencies of the observed drowning signs in context to the forensic literature and to identify possible influencing factors. In this study, we observed that pathological organ changes of the cardiovascular system were significantly more common in corpses after shortened (atypical) drowning processes than in classical drowned victims. Furthermore only a complete formation of external foam, immediately after the corpse’s recovery, was exclusively found in drowning victims. All other drowning signs were either also observed in non-drowning deaths in water or no information could be provided with reasonable assurance. In addition, many of the examined drowning signs were negatively affected by prolonged postmortem intervals, putrefaction, or resuscitation attempts. It can be concluded from our analysis that morbidity is an important factor in deaths in water. Morbidity can support a death by drowning in case of incidents in water. For the examined drowning signs, no high diagnostic certainty could be observed. Nevertheless, these findings can increase their diagnostic value—if forensic physicians take influencing factors into consideration.

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Durch äußere Einwirkung entstandene Körperschädigungen und Todesfälle

Cited by 2 publications

References 357 publications

Determination of Force Required to Produce Stab Wounds in Cadaveric Chest Tissues

Determination of Force Required to Produce Stab Wounds in Cadaveric Chest Tissues

Macromorphological findings in cases of death in water: a critical view on “drowning signs”

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