[Death in homes for the aged/nursing homes from the legal medicine viewpoint]. 2001

A Schnabel, and C Niess, and K Schmidt, and G Kauert, and H Bratzke
Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Julius-Maximilians-Universität, Würzburg.

Following the death of 16 inhabitants of a nursing home within a period of 2 weeks, the prosecution ordered legal autopsies in all of the cases, which had not yet been buried or cremated, suspecting a neglect of nursing or active euthanasia respectively. Two out of a total of ten cases revealed drug overdoses which could have explained death. However, due to concurring causes of death, the evidence could not be furnished with adequate security. In the present case, the examinations helped--already in a preliminary stage of the investigations--to prevent the authorities from more expensive proceedings as well as the respective nursing home from being unjustly suspected of having committed a criminal offense.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D009735 Nursing Homes Facilities which provide nursing supervision and limited medical care to persons who do not require hospitalization. Homes, Nursing,Nursing Home
D002423 Cause of Death Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint. Causes of Death,Death Cause,Death Causes
D003937 Diagnosis, Differential Determination of which one of two or more diseases or conditions a patient is suffering from by systematically comparing and contrasting results of diagnostic measures. Diagnoses, Differential,Differential Diagnoses,Differential Diagnosis
D004552 Elder Abuse Emotional, nutritional, financial, or physical maltreatment, exploitation, or abandonment of the older person generally by family members or by institutional personnel. Abuse Experiences, Elder,Aged Abuse,Elder Abuse Experiences,Elder Maltreatment,Elder Mistreatment,Elder Neglect,Elderly Abuse,Experience of Elder Abuse,Senior Abuse,Senior Neglect,Abuse Experience, Elder,Abuse, Aged,Abuse, Elder,Abuse, Elderly,Abuse, Senior,Elder Abuse Experience,Elderly Abuses,Experience, Elder Abuse,Maltreatment, Elder,Mistreatment, Elder,Neglect, Elder,Neglect, Senior,Senior Abuses,Senior Neglects
D005260 Female Females
D005858 Germany A country in central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark. The capital is Berlin.
D006707 Homes for the Aged Geriatric long-term care facilities which provide supervision and assistance in activities of daily living with medical and nursing services when required. Old Age Homes,Residential Aged Care Facility,Senior Housing,Home, Old Age,Homes, Old Age,Housing, Senior,Old Age Home
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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