[A peculiar case of suicide]. / Ein eigenartiger Selbstmordfall.

A young woman was found dead on the floor of an abandoned office in the center of the city. The body showed numerous wounds on the front, a piece of wood was caught in the mouth and the opening of the larynx was completely obstructed by a piece of glass. At the beginning it was thought to be a homicide but later resulted to be a suicide through numerous and unusual means. Before the suicide, the woman tried to kill her young 5 year old son, but the child managed to get away.

[Minor donor of bone marrow graft: medico-legal aspects]. / Il donatore minorenne nel trapianto di midollo osseo: aspetti medico legali.

Bone marrow transplantation can provide long-term disease-free survival when used as therapy for a variety of lethal disorders. Authors discuss about the underage donor consent and review the literature. In conclusion they consider that Bone Marrow donation is too important to leave its decision only to parents; they suggest to institute professional committees that consider donor will and verify on which basis he expresses his consent.

[Medico-legal aspects of chronic respiratory insufficiency under long-term oxygen inhalation therapy]. / Aspetti medico-legali dell'insufficienza respiratoria cronica con ossigeno terapia a lungo termine.

Ninety-one subjects affected by severe pulmonary insufficiency necessitating continuous treatment with oxygen were studied. The social and professional realities and their status within the national health service were determined. The results of the research, obtained through the use of the questionnaires, showed that the lives of these subjects are very much influenced by their pathology. Among the factors considered were necessity for home assistance, scarce or absence of autonomy and contact with the outside world and extremely reduced work capacity. Elevated public spending for assistance was analyzed in reference to public health insurance as regards each single subject and the type of lung dysfunction from which the subject suffered.