Injuring potential of drinking glasses

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

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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.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Further Contribution)
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)