Poisoning cases in the German crime series Tatort (crime scene) from 1974 to 2022.
Drugs
Fiction–reality comparison
Poisoning
Public awareness
Tatort (crime scene)
Journal
Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology
ISSN: 1432-1912
Titre abrégé: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 0326264
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 2022
11 2022
Historique:
received:
11
07
2022
accepted:
04
08
2022
pubmed:
16
8
2022
medline:
19
10
2022
entrez:
15
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Poisoning occurs frequently in TV crime series but, to the best of our knowledge, has not yet been analyzed scientifically. This study examines the plausibility of poisoning cases in Germany's most popular crime series, Tatort (crime scene), from 1974 to 2022. In the TV series, the increasing rate of poisoning in Germany as well as the increasing variety of substances leading to poisoning over the years are depicted. Largely in line with reality, similar substance categories and routes of administration are presented. However, poisoning outcomes in Tatort differ from reality: over 50% of the victims die in Tatort, whereas in reality, more than 80% survive. In > 95% of the episodes, the mechanism of action of a poison is not explained, omitting an important opportunity for raising public awareness. The TV series also deviates from reality in terms of the etiology of poisonings: External poison delivery is largely overrepresented, while the high rate of accidental poisonings in real life is underrepresented. Almost no accidental poisonings occur in Tatort, although this is the most frequent type of poisoning in real life. In Tatort, men are overrepresented as offenders and victims of poisoning compared to reality. Thus, the crime series does not convey the message that anyone can be a potential victim of poisoning and that particularly vulnerable groups need proper education and the best possible protection. This paper discusses the conflict between detailed, plausible episodes with cases of poisoning and the potential for imitation that they may cause.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35970967
doi: 10.1007/s00210-022-02281-9
pii: 10.1007/s00210-022-02281-9
pmc: PMC9568490
doi:
Substances chimiques
Poisons
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1419-1440Informations de copyright
© 2022. The Author(s).
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