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MedKlin IntensivmedNotfmed2019 ·114:46–52 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00063-018-0514-y Published online: 30 November 2018 © The Author(s) 2018 G. Neitzke · H. Burchardi · G. Duttge · C. Hartog · R. Erchinger · P. Gretenkort · A. Michalsen · M. Mohr · F. Nauck · F. Salomon · H. Stopfkuchen · N. Weiler · U. Janssens 1 Institute for Medical History, Ethics and Philosophy, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany 2 Bovenden, Germany 3 Institute for Criminal Sciences—Department for Criminal Medicaland Biolaw, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany