ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Among the most difficult cases for law enforcement and medicolegal investigators to investigate are those in which victims have been deliberately burned to cover up a crime, or those in which cremation has resulted from an accident or suicide. This difficulty arises from the fact that the bodies may be destroyed or fragmented. The major objective in these investigations are twofold: The first task is to identify the body using every means available, including the aid of such experts as forensic pathologists, forensic anthropologists, dentists, toxicologists, and serologists as well as fire investigators, who can contribute to the investigation by providing information about the course of the fire

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Black pigmentation of the thyroid gland has been observed in patients chronically taking minocycline antibiotics. Pigment changes of the skin, blood vessels, and bone have also been reported. Some of these changes may be caused by traumatic or toxic etiologies, therefore persons conducting forensic death investigations need be aware of minocyclinerelated changes. This article reviews pigment changes of the thyroid gland and discusses the potential forensic import of such findings

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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A 5-year study (1982-1986) illustrates the use of mental status in death certification of suicide in 182 consecutive cases from Marion County, Oregon, U.S.A. The presence of specific mental illness was documented in Part II of the filed death certificate whenever sufficient data supported such a diagnosis. This study represents, so far as we are aware, the first use of mental illness in the routine death certification of suicide. The study subjects were described in terms of sex; age group; the presence or absence of a suicide note; the anatomical cause of death (Part I of the death certificate); and the presence of mental illness, severe physical illness, or alcohol abuse (Part II of the death certificate) as contributive to the death. About half (97 of 182 = 53.30%) of the study group was diagnosed as suffering from a major affective disorder. Another portion (18 of 182 = 9.89%) was classified as schizophrenic. A subgroup of 18 men, all of whom were residents of state mental or correctional institutions at the time of death, was also briefly described

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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A total of 53 in-custody deaths that occurred in Atlanta- Fulton County, Georgia, between 1974 and 1985 are reviewed. Custody deaths showed characteristics similar to those described in other geographical areas. The majority of deaths were due to natural causes, about one-fourth were suicides, and homicides were rare. For jails that housed a daily population of about 1,000 prisoners, an average of 4.4 deaths were observed annually. Men predominated, and racial makeup paralleled the general prison population. Seizures, alcohol-related illness, and cardiovascular disease caused over half of the natural deaths. All suicides were accomplished by hanging. Over two-thirds of the incidents that led to death occurred in the prisoner's cell, and about one-half of the victims were found dead in their cells. Two-thirds of those who died in custody had been arrested for crimes in which persons were not harmed, while nearly two-thirds of those committing suicide had been arrested for crimes against persons. Deaths in custody are expected events, and familiarity with the circumstances under which they occur should be helpful in enabling prison managers to establish policies and procedures to minimize their occurrence

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Single gunshots can cause multiple entrance wounds, almost always after the bullets have first struck intermediate targets. The phenomenon is commonly seen with relatively highvelocity jacketed ammunition and consequent separation of jacket and core. We herein present two representative cases with a discussion of the mechanism of injury

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Forensic pathologists are often asked to estimate postinjury survival time and to render an opinion on the probable extent of physical activity following fatal injury. To study this question, the case files of the Dade County Medical Examiner's Office were reviewed. The year 1983 was chosen arbitrarily for this study and all the autopsy reports of gunshot or stab wound victims whose survival period satisfied criteria established for this study were reviewed. The data were compared to those from a similar study done in 1961. In addition, this study noted the presence and influence of drugs or alcohol on the cause of death and the postinjury survival time

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Most users of ordnance gelatin for ballistics studies are apparently unaware of the detrimental effects on this tissue simulant's properties caused by excess heating in reconstitution of the gelatin powder. Material published by the Gelatin Manufacturers Institute of America states that heating gelatin above 40°C can be detrimental to its properties. The manufacturer of type 250 A Ordnance Gelatin does not include directions for preparation with the gelatin powder. Directions that can be obtained by contacting the manufacturer fail to give any recommendations on the amount of heat applied during gelatin preparation and do not mention the detrimental effects of excess heat. These oversights are corrected in the revised set of directions included in this article

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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Three instances of estimation of postmortem interval using computer-assisted entomological techniques on the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands are presented. While postmortem intervals were similar for all cases (4-5 ½ days), recovery of the remains in differing habitats (xerophytic, mesophytic, and swamp) on the island resulted in significant differences in gross appearance of the remains, which could have resulted in the determination of different postmortem intervals in the absence of entomological techniques

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID

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We report a case of fatal copper sulfate poisoning of a 30-year-old woman following treatment by an iNyanga (“witchdoctor”). The patient died 2 days later, having lapsed into a coma. Postmortem examination revealed that the patient had died of aspiration pneumonia

ISSN:0195-7910    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1988

数据来源: OVID