Sterzik, Vera; Kneubuehl, Beat P; Ropohl, Dirk; Bohnert, Michael (2008). Injuring potential of drinking glasses. Forensic science international, 179(2-3), e19-23. Shannon: Elsevier Scientific Publ. Ireland 10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.011
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)At a party of a sports club, an argument started between two groups of young men, in the course of which one of the persons involved threw a beer glass hitting a young man of the other group, who collapsed with a profusely bleeding wound. Although resuscitation measures were initiated immediately, the victim died at the scene due to exsanguination from the completely severed left external carotid artery in combination with the aspiration of blood. Tests with drinking glasses thrown at a skull-neck model suggested that an undamaged beer glass thrown at the head of the victim could not cause the fatal injuries on the neck because of its splintering behaviour. In fact, it seemed that the beer glass had been damaged prior to throwing it and that its sharp edges perforated the skin on hitting the neck.
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Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kneubühl, Beat P. |
ISSN: |
0379-0738 |
ISBN: |
18524515 |
Publisher: |
Elsevier Scientific Publ. Ireland |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Factscience Import |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:04 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:19 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1016/j.forsciint.2008.04.011 |
PubMed ID: |
18524515 |
Web of Science ID: |
000207818600001 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27892 (FactScience: 113478) |
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