title: [Heart current density as the most important biological parameter of electrocution in the bathtub].
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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fechner
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brinkmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heckmann
mesh_terms: D001494:Baths; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D012307:Risk Factors; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000503:physiopathology*
vernacular_title: Herzstromdichte als wichtigster biologischer Parameter bei Stromexposition in der Badewanne.