Role of autopsy surgeon in determination of time since death in criminal cases.
J Indian Med Assoc
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2002 Dec; 100(12): 700-2
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-102239
ABSTRACT
Importance of determination of time since death is very important for the investigating agencies, autopsy surgeons and legal authorities in criminal cases or when a foul play is suspected behind a death. There are many variabilities and probabilities in determination process but the following points are to be read and analysed carefully so that it can be easier to ascertain the time since death History and circumstances of death; somatic and molecular signs of death; emptying time of stomach and state of digestion of food in the stomach; biochemical investigations, etc. The individual points are narrated in a nutshell in this article.
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Main subject:
Physician's Role
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Postmortem Changes
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Autopsy
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Time
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Violence
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Humans
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Death Certificates
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Cause of Death
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Coroners and Medical Examiners
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Forensic Medicine
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
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