Accidental death in advanced age

• Published in: Versicherungsmedizin Vol. 44; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Dankwarth, G, Lieske, K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.02.1992
• Subjects: Accidents - mortality; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Disability Evaluation; Female; Germany; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; Germany

In 1989 accidental death of 72 persons with an age of at least 60 years were determined at the Institute for Legal Medicine in Hamburg. 41 of them (57%) died by traffic accident. In those cases 18 of them died from pneumonia or embolism of lung as a result to be laid low. The causal connection and p...