Unusual suicides with electric saws.
Four suicides by band or circular saws are reported, some with very unusual features. In one case, a two-fold amputation of the left forearm was observed in a female schizophrenic whereas another female suffering chronic depression committed suicide with a band saw by amputation of the upper skull including almost the total brain. It seems noteworthy that three of the four deceased were females with severe psychiatric disorders.
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Department of Legal Medicine, University of Munich, Germany.
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D000328:Adult; D004560:Electricity; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide