Citation

Driever F, Banaschak S, Madea B. Arch. Kriminol. 2000; 205(5-6): 145-151.

Vernacular Title

Rechtsmedizinische Erfahrungen bei der Kremationsleichenschau in Bonn.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Bonn.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10923168

Abstract

2016 coroner's crematorial inquests of the Bonn Institute of Legal Medicine over a 3 years' period were evaluated and the statements in the death certificates were compared to those ones of the Statistical Country Office of Northrhine-Westphalia. No significant differences were found with respect to age, gender and reason of death. However, the number of insufficiently classified deaths with respect to the reason of death were overrepresented especially in cases of older women, while the number of unnatural deaths was generally underrepresented. According to legal medical criteria 2 1/4 per cent of the deaths were falsely classified as natural. Only in 2 cases an autopsy was accomplished. Other author's statements on the validity of death certificates were confirmed.

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