TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Skin blister formation together with patterned intradermal hematoma: a special type of tire mark injury in victims run over by a wheel
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Pircher, R.
A1  - Epting, T.
A1  - Schmidt, U.
A1  - Geisenberger, D.
A1  - Pollak, Stefan
A1  - Kramer, Larry
SP  - 42
EP  - 46
VL  - 249C
IS  - 
N2  - A traffic accident victim run over by a vehicle may show a patterned skin hematoma reflecting the grooves of the tire's profile. Apart from this well-known type of imprint mark, the affected skin can also be blistered provided that the wheel exerts high pressure on the body for a prolonged period of time. The macro- and micromorphological findings as well as the protein composition of the blister fluid were investigated on the basis of a relevant autopsy case. Analogous to blisters associated with hanging marks, the transudation of serous fluid with consecutive detachment of the epidermis is interpreted as a pressure-related effect which cannot be regarded as a sign of vitality.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2015.01.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -