Atlas of Forensic Pathology

CONTENTS

1 PATTERN INTERPRETATION IN FORENSIC PATHOLOGY...........................1

2 BASICS OF AUTOPSY....................................................................................5 Introduction.................................................................................................... 6 Hospital vs Forensic Autopsies......................................................................6 Validity of Hospital Autopsy Permit...............................................................7 Organ Removal at Autopsy............................................................................8 Documentation. ........................................................................................... 10 3 BASICS OF DEATH SCENE INVESTIGATION.............................................11 Introduction.................................................................................................. 12 Basics of Death Investigation.......................................................................12 Importance of Scene Investigation..............................................................14 Photography of the Scene and Body...........................................................14 Documentation of Postmortem Changes....................................................15 Documentation of Discovery History and Terminal Events..........................17 Near Misses..................................................................................................18 4 DEATH CERTIFICATION..............................................................................21 Introduction.................................................................................................. 22 Description of Cause of Death.....................................................................22 Description of Manner of Death..................................................................23 Description of Mechanism of Death............................................................23 Near Miss.....................................................................................................26 5 IDENTIFICATION.........................................................................................29 Introduction.................................................................................................. 30 Circumstantial, Presumptive, or Tentative Identification.............................30 How Formed .....................................................................................................30 Exclusionary Identification...........................................................................30 How Formed .....................................................................................................30 Positive Identification...................................................................................30 How Formed .....................................................................................................30 Scientific Methods to Identify a Deceased Body.........................................33 Introduction. ...................................................................................................... 33 Fingerprints.................................................................................................. 33 Requirements..................................................................................................... 33 Time Frame........................................................................................................33 DNA Analysis................................................................................................34 Requirements..................................................................................................... 34 Time Frame........................................................................................................35 Dental Examination......................................................................................35 Requirements..................................................................................................... 35 Time Frame........................................................................................................35 Other Forms of Scientific Identification.......................................................35 Non-Scientific Methods of Identification.....................................................36 Introduction. ...................................................................................................... 36 Visual Identification......................................................................................36 Method. ............................................................................................................. 36 Challenges......................................................................................................... 36

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