@article{ref1,
title="Unusual suicide by bleeding from a skin vein",
journal="Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin",
year="2022",
author="Bayer, R. and Baumann, S. and Federbusch, M. and Dreßler, J.",
volume="32",
number="6",
pages="489-493",
abstract="A 90-year-old man died due to prolonged bleeding to death from a superficial leg vein at the patella, opened with a razor blade and subsequent manipulation. It was probably a branch of the anterior accessory saphenous vein. There was a misjudgement during the first external examination of the corpse and the physician assumed a gastrointestinal bleeding as the cause of death. Police officers at the scene did not share this opinion. A pre-existing varicosis was beneficial. The use of anticoagulants or hints for a pre-existing or acquired coagulation disorder could not be proven or determined. As a farewell letter was present and no third-party violence or an intoxication was involved, an extraordinary suicidal event can be reasonably assumed. The findings at the scene and autopsy results with extensive additional investigations are reported. © 2022, The Author(s).<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-9819",
doi="10.1007/s00194-022-00575-z",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-022-00575-z"
}