title: [Domestic accident or child abuse?].
abstract: While playing, a 33/4-year-old girl was hiding in a tumble dryer, which had been running before and started the drying process with rotation of the drum again after the girl had climbed into the machine and shut the door. The child suffered multiple haematomas, especially on the back and the lower arms, as well as second-degree burns on body regions not covered by the clothing. The injury pattern was consistent with the properties of the appliance, and the initial suspicion that the child had been physically abused could not be maintained.
authors.affiliation: Aus dem Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Freiburg.
authors.forename: Wolf-Rüdiger
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faller-Marquardt
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Henke
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002056:Burns / Q000209:etiology*; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003288:Contusions / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*