Citation

Wirth I, Correns A, Schmeling A. Arch. Kriminol. 2007; 220(5-6): 170-179.

Vernacular Title

Tod im Schrankbett.

Affiliation

Fachhochschule der Polizei des Landes Brandenburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18260570

Abstract

The term "death in abnormal body position" refers to deaths caused by a position-induced impairment of the vital functions of respiration and circulation. In the described case from the autopsy material of the Berlin Institute of Legal Medicine (CCM), the 82-year-old woman died in a folded up fold-away bed in a fixed head-down position. Death was caused by the combined effect of neck compression, traumatic asphyxia and head-down position.

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