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

Highlights • Scalds with solidified blisters are caused by gradually increasing heat damage. • This special type of thermal injury may occur in bathtub-related fatalities. • Thermally induced hemolysis may result in reddish marbling of the skin.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 2016-06, Vol.263, p.158-163
Hauptverfasser:	Pircher, R, Pollak, S, Vogt, S, Epting, T, Kramer, L, Geisenberger, D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Baths Bathtub Blister - metabolism Blister - pathology Blister fluid Blisters Burn blister Burns Burns (injuries) Burns - pathology Concentration (composition) Electric Injuries - complications Electrocution Fatalities Female Fluid dynamics Fluid flow Fluids Forensic Pathology Forensic sciences Heat Hemoglobins - metabolism Hot Temperature - adverse effects Humans Male Middle Aged Pathology Pleural Effusion - metabolism Protein electrophoresis Proteins Proteins - metabolism Scald Skin Suicides & suicide attempts Temperature Water temperature
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Scalds with solidified blisters are caused by gradually increasing heat damage. • This special type of thermal injury may occur in bathtub-related fatalities. • Thermally induced hemolysis may result in reddish marbling of the skin.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/j.forsciint.2016.04.013