TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Clinical findings in the medico-legal investigation of arsonists
JO  - Journal of clinical forensic medicine
A1  - Bohnert, M.
A1  - Ropohl, Dirk
A1  - Pollak, Stefan
SP  - 145
EP  - 150
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
N2  - Criminal and pathological arson is often committed with the help of fire accelerants. The formation of an explosive gas/air mixture may lead to an explosion whose extent and fierceness is often underestimated by the offenders. This explosion causes typical heat changes on exposed persons: * Singeing of eyelashes, eyebrows and hair growing near the frontal hairline * Singeing of the beard * Singeing of body hair in regions not covered by clothing (e.g. back of the hand) * In severe cases, skin burns of varying degree (back of hand, face). Such heat-related changes can sometimes be detected weeks after the offence.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-1131
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -