"Crow's feet wrinkles" as a sign of preserved consciousness] |
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| Authors: | T Sigrist |
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| Affiliation: | Institut für Rechtsmedizin am Kantonsspital St. Gallen. |
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| Abstract: | We report on 3 deaths after the influence of high voltage current, fire and traumatic injury respectively. In all cases we found radial bands beside the eyes--so called "crow's feet". They are a sign of vital reaction in the cases of traumatic and thermic injury, possibly also in high-voltage burns due to sparking. In general, the "crow's feet" show that the person was conscious at the moment of the event. |
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