Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ludwigs-Maximilians University Munich, Nussbaumst. 26, 80336, Munich, Germany.
Department of Forensic Pathology, Landspítali University Hospital Reykjavik, Reykjavík, Iceland.
Int J Legal Med. 2019 Jul;133(4):1075-1081. doi: 10.1007/s00414-018-1803-y. Epub 2018 Mar 4.
Injuries resulting from blows with beer steins are a frequent occurrence during annual autumn fairs or at beer halls in South Germany and Austria. The majority of these cases are tried in court and thus being assessed by a forensic medicine expert. The article at hand gives a short overview on the injury potential of one-litre beer steins and explains the key variables to consider when analyzing beer stein injuries. On the basis of representative cases, which were assessed by specialists from the Institute of Legal Medicine of the Munich University over the last 5 years, the main biomechanical aspects and resulting injuries of one-litre beer stein assaults are discussed. Several severe and potentially life-threatening injuries have been observed after an assault with a one-litre beer stein. There is a discrepancy between the mechanical stability of brand new and used steins and the corresponding injuries, which can be explained by a decrease in impact tolerance of the steins with their use. In general, a blow with a one-litre glass or stonework beer stein to the head can cause severe and even life-threatening blunt as well as sharp trauma injuries.
在德国南部和奥地利的年度秋季集市或啤酒馆，啤酒杯造成的伤害经常发生。这些案例大多数都在法庭上审理，因此需要法医专家进行评估。本文简要概述了一升啤酒杯的潜在伤害，并解释了在分析啤酒杯伤害时需要考虑的关键变量。基于过去 5 年来慕尼黑大学法医学研究所专家评估的代表性案例，讨论了一升啤酒杯袭击的主要生物力学方面和由此造成的伤害。在受到一升啤酒杯袭击后，已经观察到了一些严重且可能危及生命的伤害。全新和使用过的啤酒杯的机械稳定性与其相应的伤害之间存在差异，这可以通过啤酒杯使用过程中耐冲击性的降低来解释。一般来说，用一升玻璃杯或石制啤酒杯击打头部可能会导致严重甚至危及生命的钝器和锐器创伤伤害。
