Seibel O, Heinemann A, Hildebrand E, Püschel K
Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität Hamburg.
Versicherungsmedizin. 1997 Dec 1;49(6):209-15.
The results of 131 forensic exhumations performed by the Institute für Legal Medicine in Hamburg from 1971 up to 1995 are presented and analysed. 50 exhumations have been ordered by legal authorities concerning criminalistic aspects. 81 cases have been commissioned by insurance companies. 7 categories of cases have been established which are separately analysed (e.g. suspicion of intoxication, accidental cases, occupational diseases). A synopsis presents the evidence of several pathological findings in regard to the body's lay-days in the grave compared with similar studies. The study gives evidence of the value of specific findings even if the body had been buried one or two years before exhumation. In 65 of 92 cases the suspected cause of death could be confirmed. In 121 cases the cause of death was definitely cleared up by autopsy. 125 exhumations (approximately 95%) have been successful concerning the underlaying question that gave reason for further examinations. Exhumations turned out to be very useful in order to clarify insurance-related medical questions.
本文呈现并分析了汉堡法医学研究所于1971年至1995年间进行的131次法医挖掘尸体检验的结果。其中50次挖掘尸体检验是由法律当局出于刑事调查目的下令进行的。81起案件是由保险公司委托的。已确定了7类案件并分别进行了分析（例如中毒嫌疑、意外事故、职业病）。一份概要展示了与类似研究相比，关于尸体在坟墓中的停放时间的若干病理发现的证据。该研究证明了即使尸体在挖掘前已埋葬一两年，特定发现仍具有价值。在92例案件中的65例中，可疑死因得到了证实。在121例案件中，死因通过尸检得以明确查明。就引发进一步检查的潜在问题而言，125次挖掘尸体检验（约95%）取得了成功。事实证明，挖掘尸体检验对于澄清与保险相关的医学问题非常有用。
