TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Occupation-specific mode of self injury within the scope of a fictitious assault
JO  - Archiv für Kriminologie
A1  - Faller-Marquardt, M.
A1  - Hellerich, U.
A1  - Pollak, Stefan
SP  - 129
EP  - 137
VL  - 203
IS  - 5-6
N2  - In typical cases self-inflicted injuries in fictitious offences show a characteristic pattern of findings with multiple, uniform, and mostly superficial skin lesions. If the actors possess special experiences, knowledge or instruments--particularly in the field of medicine--the injuries inflicted by themselves may have an appearance whose autoaggressive origin is less obvious. The case of a 43-year-old nurse is reported who was admitted for surgical treatment with two cuts in the abdomen extending into the subcutis; she pretended to have been attacked by 2 masked men who stabbed her for xenophobic motives. In reality she had inflicted the cuts upon herself after applying a local anaesthetic. The necessary equipment (Scandicain, disposable syringes, stitch cutter) was taken from her place of work. Self-inflicted injuries specific to medical professions, as well as fictitious offences with atypical cut- and stab-wounds and the insinuated motives of the alleged offenders are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0003-9225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -