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Laryngorhinootologie 2025; 104(03): 190-191
DOI: 10.1055/a-2487-2239
Gutachten und Recht

Tödlicher Laserunfall

Frank Waldfahrer
1   Hals-Nasen-Ohren-Klinik, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Waldstraße 1, 91054 Erlangen, frank.waldfahrer@uk-erlangen.de
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Birgit Gerlach
2   Leiterin des Justiziariats, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Maximiliansplatz 2, 91054 Erlangen
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Das Landgericht Hof verurteilte im September 2023 2 Oberärzte einer Klinik wegen fahrlässiger Tötung zu Geldstrafen von 150 bzw. 120 Tagessätzen. Die Revision der Angeklagten wurde vom BGH verworfen, das Urteil ist somit rechtskräftig.



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