A special type of scald caused by prolonged exposure to slowly heated water

Forensic Science International

Volumn 263, Issue , 2016, Pages 158-163

  Pircher, R ^a   Pollak, S ^a   Vogt, S ^a   Epting, T ^a   Kramer, L ^a   Geisenberger, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bathtub; Blister fluid; Burn blister; Electrocution; Protein electrophoresis; Scald

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; GLOBULIN; HEMOGLOBIN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BATH; BLISTER; BLISTER FLUID; BURNOUT; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; ELECTROCUTION; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCALD; SUICIDE; WATER TEMPERATURE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BURN; COMPLICATION; ELECTRIC INJURY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEAT; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

BATHS; BLISTER; BURNS; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HEMOGLOBINS; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL EFFUSION; PROTEINS;

EID: 84964318571     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.04.013     Document Type: Article

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