Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Leichenauffindung

English translation:

(Time of ) Body Discovery

Added to glossary by Orla Ryan
Mar 24, 2005 15:06
19 yrs ago
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German term

Leichenauffindung

German to English Medical Medical (general) Death cert
"Zeitpunkt der Leichenauffindung (falls Sterbezeitpunkt unbekannt bzw. tot aufgefunden)" ... one of those tick-the-boxes.

Document is a hospital record of a patient's treatment and eventual death. A bit morbid, but oh well, work is work no matter the subject!

Thanks :)

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Mar 24, 2005:
hi Sarah - yes the patient died in hospital, but it is a "mystery man" kind of situation. Lucky me has to deal with handwritten doctor's notes that have been faxed multiple times, aaaargh!! Great craic altogether.

Proposed translations

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(Time of ) Body Discovery

... These are easily confused with antemortem injuries if the invaders are not
observed at the time of body discovery (5). The degree of damage depends on ...
www.amjforensicmedicine.com/pt/re/ajfmp/fulltext. 00000433-199706000-00014.htm?article=9&basedoc=00000

... Time of Body Discovery. Mr. Cohen asserts that the "...body was first seen
[discovered] at about 5:50 on the afternoon of July 20, 1993. ...
www.freerepublic.com/forum/a40728.htm - 37k - Zusätzliches Ergebnis
Peer comment(s):

agree gangels (X)
9 mins
agree MMUlr : sorry, I have not seen your posting, when I entered mine!
15 mins
No problem
agree Nick Somers (X) : You've talked me into it (sorry Louise)
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1 min

body retrieval

i.e. when the body was found
Peer comment(s):

agree kunstkoenigin
6 mins
neutral MMUlr : IMO this is rather the active searching of a body, e.g., by the police, and search hits are often "foreign body retrieval"s (?)
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Time the body was found

I'm sure it would be most likely to be phrased in a way similar to this.
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agree Shane London
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body discovery / body's discovery

I give this alternative as I was able find it rather often related to hospital locations or in general.
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Time when death was established

Hospital record - did the patient die in hospital? In that case I would use the solution above, where finding the body was not the issue but rather finding out that the body was a dead body. And on that gruesome note...
Peer comment(s):

neutral Martina Burkert : This seems to be only one option to check in a form. It doesn't apply to that particular patient. .... (falls Sterbezeitpunkt unbekannt bzw. tot aufgefunden)
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