Missliwetz J, Reiter C
Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Vienna, Austria.
Med Law. 1995;14(1-2):45-51.
'Oral hygiene' is a routine nursing care procedure used in the treatment of critically ill patients. In the course of their confessions the women accused of the homicides at the Lainz Hospital in Vienna admitted having applied another form of 'oral hygiene'. About 250 ml of tap water was administered per os into the airways of severely ill and comatose patients, and death occurred about one hour later. Pathophysiological investigations have shown that this procedure is a suitable method of killing comatose patients with pulmonary impairment. Possible findings and the problems of detection on the corpse are discussed.
“口腔卫生护理”是用于治疗重症患者的一项常规护理程序。在她们的供词中，被指控在维也纳莱因茨医院实施杀人行为的女性承认采用了另一种“口腔卫生护理”方式。她们经口向重症和昏迷患者的气道内注入约250毫升自来水，约一小时后患者死亡。病理生理学研究表明，该程序是一种杀死患有肺部损伤的昏迷患者的合适方法。文中讨论了尸体上可能出现的发现及检测问题。
