[Irrational behavior in exposure to cold. Paradoxical undressing in hypothermia]
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[Irrational behavior in exposure to cold. Paradoxical undressing in hypothermia]
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German]
Arch Kriminol.
1991 Jan-Feb.
Abstract
One December morning the naked bodies of two alcoholics were found on an open place in the center of the city of Essen. The phenomenon of paradoxical undressing due to vital hypothermia is described and the significant influence of alcohol on hypothermia and confusion in connection with hypothermia is pointed out. Compared to the results of other authors, external and internal signs of lethal hypothermia were analysed in a retrospective series of 30 cases (autopsy material in the region of Essen, investigation period from 1979-1989).
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