[Exhumation and no end. A comparative analysis].

S Banaschak; W Eisenmenger; J Kuznik; B Brinkmann

PubMed · 9757353

[Exhumation and no end. A comparative analysis].

S Banaschak·W Eisenmenger·J Kuznik·B Brinkmann

Abstract

If the order to carry out an autopsy has been neglected, exhumation is the only possibility to obtain findings which allow conclusions on the manner of death, cause of death and chain of events. The quality of findings will however be influenced by advanced states of putrifaction. In spite of identical legislature the number of exhumations carried out at the institutes of legal medicine in München and Münster differs considerably, as demonstrated by a comparison of the data from the years 1993-1996. As previously described by other authors, there is a reciprocal correlation between the number of autopsies and the exhumation rate. The frequency of autopsies which are ordered can be explained by the varying application of the statutory framework by the investigation procedure. In some cases where an exhumation has been carried out, it was difficult to comprehend why an autopsy was not originally ordered.

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S Banaschak, W Eisenmenger, J Kuznik, B Brinkmann. [Exhumation and no end. A comparative analysis].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9757353/

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