Problems of Forensic Sciences 2020 Vol. 122-123 (CXXII-CXXIII) 165-173
MECHANISMS OF DEATH BY CRUCIFIXION
Agnieszka NIEMIEC
Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Streszczenie
By examining existing scholarship in the form of research results, reports and hypotheses, and by describing the conditions under which crucifixion was performed and the types of crosses used, this paper aims to identify possible causes of deaths resulting from this means of execution. Since the sources conflict and draw few common conclusions, a single, unambiguous mechanism of death by crucifixion cannot be determined. However, it is possible to state the most frequent causes of death by crucifixion, which are asphyxia, acid-base balance disorders, cardiovascular disorders, pulmonary oedema and hypovolemic shock.
Słowa kluczowe
Crucifixion; Cross; Murder; Death.