title: [Capacity to act after stab and cutting injury].
abstract: Among 31 cases of death by stab or cut from the years 1989 to 1991 a common injury pattern cases was brought out and related to surviving-time and the capacity to act. The results revealed a short surviving-time if a great blood loss can occur in a short time. There was no correlation between the volume of blood loss and the capacity to act or the lungs weight. From these cases, three cases are reported. First, a single throatcut with cut of the trachea and a surviving-time of 30 minutes. Second, one case of a single heart stab in which the victim could run about 100 meters, and third, one case of an isolated cut of the A. pericardiaca and an estimated surviving-time of 4-12 hours.
authors: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Heidelberg.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Zimmer
authors: E
authors: E
authors: Miltner
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Mattern
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D055370:Lung Injury; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000473:pathology*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000473:pathology*
vernacular_title: Zur Handlungsfähigkeit nach Stich- und Schnittverletzung.