TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Death in a rainwater tank--unusual death by hypothermia
JO  - Archiv für Kriminologie
A1  - Doberentz, Elke
A1  - Madea, Burkhard
SP  - 55
EP  - 61
VL  - 231
IS  - 1-2
N2  - Death due to hypothermia is often accidental and associated with alcohol intoxication, diseases or previous trauma. A very rare phenomenon is suicidal hypothermia. A 74-year-old depressive woman was found dead in a rain barrel with her head above the water level in February at an outdoor temperature of 0 degrees C. Forensic autopsy did not reveal any findings typical of drowning. Likewise, there was no morphological evidence of hypothermia, but this cannot be expected in immersion hypothermia with a very short agony. Unusual situations at scene always require comprehensive police investigations and medicolegal examinations.<p />  <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0003-9225
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -