[Wrong statement of manner of death after insufficient post-mortem examination].

When death certificates already completed are submitted during forensic post-mortem examinations or autopsies, blatant errors are often found, especially with regard to the classification of the manner of death. This is partly attributable to insufficient knowledge of the classification criteria, but also to the fact that the post-mortem examination was not properly performed and even clear signs of unnatural death (e.g.

[Oropharyngeal impalement in a case of paranoid hallucinatory schizophrenia].

Self-inflicted impalement is a rarity in forensic autopsies. The case of a 32-year-old man, who was found dead lying on a suburban street, is reported and compared with the relevant literature. A 5-cm-thick wooden stick with blood traces protruded from the oral cavity.