Citation

Fechner G, Brinkmann B, Heckmann M. Beitr. Gerichtl. Med. 1990; 48: 335-338.

Vernacular Title

Herzstromdichte als wichtigster biologischer Parameter bei Stromexposition in der

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Verlag Franz Deuticke)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2241812

Abstract

The most important factor during electrocution in a bathtub is the amount of current flowing through a body, not the amount of voltage. A method of measurement is introduced which--under simulation of various electrical situations--provides the possibility to measure the current flowing through the heart and to determine it's direction and density in the tissue. Hereby a ranking of the different factors influencing electrocution can be set up.

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