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E Trube-Becker

Publications and source records attributed to E Trube-Becker.

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PubMed1978

[Bacterial toxins as cause of sudden infant death (author's transl)].

At post-mortems held on cot-death infants, the cause of death can be established as a variety of pathological changes. Inflammationin the region of the respiratory tract, in particular in the lungs;infections of the gastrointestinal tract; otitis media; shift of electrolytes-recently also the so-called yellow fat ect., can in association with the data on the anamnesis in many cases, through the assumption of bacterio-enterotoxin poisoning, which takes a different course in infants, to that in older children or adults, be traced back to a common origin. Extensive inquiries before the post-mortem, are as much indispensable prerequisites forthe clarification of the cause of sudden death as are the actual post-mortem and the ensuing investigations which must be carried out in the same way.

Bacterial Infections↗
PubMed1977

Bite-marks on battered children.

Instances of human bites are generally rare, although it does sometimes occur that people use their teeth as a means of attack of defence. When looking into cases of the ill-treatment of children we often find bite-marks in addition to other signs of abusement. Eleven cases from the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Düsseldorf University are presented out of a total of 48 cases of ill-treatment of children followed by death in which human bite-marks as well as other haematomas on the victims could be proved. In all cases the cause of death was a subdural haematoma. All but three of the offenders were female, and all were young and subject to excess stress so that the act could eventually be regarded as the result of a disintegration of emotional status. The combination of bite-marks with haematomas and other signs of ill-treatment support with sufficient certainty the conclusion that a criminal action of a third person is involved.

Battered Child Syndrome↗
PubMed1975

[Drug use leading to death (author's transl)].

23 cases are demonstrated, in which the connection between drug use and sudden death is to be accepted. The victims are only males and juveniles. It is demonstrated by the cases reported, that upon the sudden death of a juvenile increased consideration must also be given to a possible connection between death and drug use. First and foremost the drug used is susceptible of leading to death by way of an intoxication due to too large a dosage or owing to oversensitiveness. Far advanced putrefaction, the combined effects of several drugs including alcohol, the difficulty in furnishing chemical proof of the presence of hashish and LSD in body-fluids and organs can make it nearly impossible to clarify the cause of death. Only what has been related in respect of the manner of living and drug use by members of the family, mates and friends makes the connection between death and drug use appear quite likely. The indirect connection between drug use and the juvenile's death is to be accepted if it comes to the accident under the influence of drugs - be it under the impression of invulnerability or omnipotence or in a state of hallucinations. Depressions under the influence of drugs are also susceptible of resulting in real suicidal actions. In case of inexplicable accidents or entirely unexpected suicide drug effects must, therefore, nowadays be thought of.

Adolescent↗