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W Spann

Publications and source records attributed to W Spann.

At least 55 records · Page 3Linked to original sources
PubMed1980

[Medicolegal aspects of abortion].

An increasing number of the doctor's decisions in connection with legal abortions require a knowledge of current legislation. The physicians who conduct induced abortion have to decide by themselves if legal requirements are fullfilled. According to the laws of the German Federal Republic, these include the consent of the patient, taking for granted her capability to decide. This is important especially for minor. Comprehensive instruction is imperative. The doctor should emphasize the right of the unborn to live. The doctor is also obliged to state whether an indication is given or not. Here are difficulties with eugenic and social indications. A definition of the eugenic indication is the probability that the child will either live only for a short period or that non-reparable physical, or psychical, damage is to be expected. A risk of below 50% is not considered. Concerning the social indication, the distress must be comparable. Here a lot of possibilities of social support for mother and child are to be considered.

Abortion, Eugenic↗
PubMed1979

[Malpractice].

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Diagnostic Errors↗
PubMed1979

[Suicide in Bavarian prisons (author's transl)].

The rate of suicides of prisoners in Bavaria from 1945-1974 was investigated. It was shown that only for prisoners awaiting trial was the rate higher than in the normal population or of soldiers of the Bundeswehr. A much higher risk of suicide was found for the first day of imprisonment. The most common method was by hanging in solitary confinement. A sure prevention by confinement with more prisoners is not possible.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

On the estimation of lay-time by measurements of rigor mortis.

Measurements of the torgue to overcome rigor mortis on the legs of 101 male human cadavers at 5 degrees C are reported. There seems to exist an upper limit, which is dependent on the lay-time, above which no value occurs, but below which every value may be found. By calculating the 90% tolerance limits for lay-times grouped at 12-hourly intervals, this upper limit was found to decrease exponentially with lay-time. This may be used for the estimation of maximum lay-times from rigor mortis measurements.

Cadaver↗