Electrically-induced heat amputation of the hand in a case of fatal electric shock caused by a faulty table lamp

Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2014 Mar;10(1):136-8. doi: 10.1007/s12024-013-9477-8. Epub 2013 Aug 15.

Authors

Navena Widulin¹, René Gapert, Michael Tsokos

Affiliation

¹ Berlin Museum of Medical History, Charité, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 23949394
DOI: 10.1007/s12024-013-9477-8

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Autopsy
Burns, Electric / etiology*
Burns, Electric / pathology
Cause of Death
Electroshock / adverse effects*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Hand Injuries / etiology*
Hand Injuries / pathology
Household Articles*
Humans
Lighting / instrumentation*
Middle Aged