Citation

Schmidt U, Nadjem H, Pollak S. Arch. Kriminol. 2001; 207(1-2): 19-25.

Vernacular Title

Tod durch unfallmassiges Erhangen in der Handschlaufe eines Garagentores.

Affiliation

Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Freiburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Verlag Schmidt-Romhild)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11304922

Abstract

The authors report on a 10-year-old boy who accidentally hanged himself in the hand strap of a garage door. The door was an electric overhead door of an underground garage. The accident was reconstructed at the scene using a dummy. The strap of the door was long enough to be slipped over the head easily. In view of this background it seems advisable to consider whether the current safety regulations on the operation of electric doors should be changed accordingly.

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