Publication

Suicide by a power drill

Journal Paper/Review - Oct 9, 2002

Units
PubMed

Citation
Hausmann R, Betz P. Suicide by a power drill. Forensic Sci Int 2002; 129:191-3.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (English)
Journal
Forensic Sci Int 2002; 129
Publication Date
Oct 9, 2002
Issn Print
0379-0738
Pages
191-3
Brief description/objective

This is the report of a 62-year-old man who committed suicide by drilling through his anterior chest wall with an electric power drill. Death was caused by pericardial tamponade combined with bleeding into the pleural cavity. The skin lesion at the left hemithorax was similar to a bullet entrance wound.