title: [An initially unexplained death during prison sentence. Diagnostic verification by atomic absorption spectrometry].
abstract: The authors report on the death of a 25-year-old man due to electric current in prison, which was not recognized at first. The fatal accident was caused by a self-made electric kettle. The only electrothermal skin lesions were some pinhead-sized electric marks on the left thumb. Careful external inspection of the body in combination with an analysis of the conductor material (aluminium) by means of atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) revealed the cause of death and the source of accidental electrocution.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.
authors.forename: Ricarda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Giebe
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winnefeld
authors.forename: Annelies
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002423:Cause of Death; D004556:Electric Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology