Suicide by self-immolation in Berlin from 1990 to 2000
| Autor: | Victoria Schneider, Markus A. Rothschild, H. J. Raatschen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Substance-Related Disorders Poison control Autopsy Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Pathology and Forensic Medicine Age Distribution Epidemiology Injury prevention Humans Medicine Sex Distribution Psychiatry Aged Retrospective Studies Aged 80 and over Ethanol business.industry Forensic Medicine Middle Aged Berlin Suicide Self Mutilation Female Median body Burns business Law Self immolation |
| Zdroj: | Forensic Science International. 124:163-166 |
| ISSN: | 0379-0738 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00590-4 |
| Popis: | We investigated retrospectively the forensic autopsy cases of suicide by self-immolation in Berlin from 1990 to 2000. There were 46 cases (35 men and 11 women), corresponding to 0.76% of all known suicides committed in Berlin during this period. The most common reasons for self-immolation were separation from a partner or financial problems. Two individuals had political reasons. There was a history of mental disturbances in 65% of these suicide cases. The location of the self-immolation was outdoors in 65%, the rest were indoors, except for three victims, who committed suicide in their cars. In nearly all cases, the individuals had doused themselves with an inflammable fluid, usually petrol. One-third of the victims died from burn shock, about 20% from a combination of severe burns and inhalation trauma. The median body surface area burnt was 78% for all cases. The blood had a mean 21% carboxyhemoglobin concentration and 0.07 microg/ml of cyanide. Suicide by self-immolation was committed under the influence of drugs in nine cases and of alcohol in 11 cases. Language: en |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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