A Study of Child Homicide over Two Decades

1992 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 247-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
D R Hargrave ◽  
D P Warner
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Shaken Baby Syndrome ◽  
Blunt Injury ◽  
Child Homicide ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
University Department ◽  
One Year ◽  
Mode Of Death

The child homicides which were notified to the Leeds University Department of Forensic Medicine between 1970 and 1989 were studied. There were 131 cases, and information regarding age of victim, mode of death and post-mortem evidence of previous abuse was noted. The incidences of child homicide varied between 3 and 11 cases per year, the first three years of life providing the majority of cases. Blunt injury accounted for almost half of the deaths, whilst 34 per cent of cases showed evidence of previous physical or sexual abuse. In infant homicide (i.e. under one year of age) a pattern emerged which has previously been described as the ‘shaken baby syndrome’.

Post-mortem Peyer’s patches: Their potential application in forensic medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 090513010017019-7
Author(s):  
Biagio Solarino ◽  
Giancarlo Di Vella ◽  
Thea Magrone ◽  
Felicita Jirillo ◽  
Angela Tafaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Post Mortem

scholarly journals Molecular clocks in ancient proteins: Do they reflect the age at death even after millennia?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Sophia Mahlke ◽  
Silvia Renhart ◽  
Dorothea Talaa ◽  
Alexandra Reckert ◽  
Stefanie Ritz-Timme
Keyword(s):  
Protein Degradation ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Molecular Clocks ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Age At Death ◽  
Morphological Examination ◽  
Dental Tissues ◽  
Ancient Proteins ◽  
Age Estimates ◽  
Age At Death Estimation

AbstractAge at death estimation in cases of human skeletal finds is an important task in forensic medicine as well as in anthropology. In forensic medicine, methods based on “molecular clocks” in dental tissues and bone play an increasing role. The question, whether these methods are applicable also in cases with post-depositional intervals far beyond the forensically relevant period, was investigated for two “protein clocks”, the accumulation of D-aspartic acid (D-Asp) and the accumulation of pentosidine (Pen) in dentine. Eight teeth of skeletons from different burial sites in Austria and with post-depositional intervals between c. 1216 and c. 8775 years were analysed. The results of age at death estimation based on D-Asp and Pen in dentine were compared to that derived from a classical morphological examination. Age at death estimation based on D-Asp resulted consistently in false high values. This finding can be explained by a post-mortem accumulation of D-Asp that may be enhanced by protein degradation. In contrast, the Pen-based age estimates fitted well with the morphological age diagnoses. The described effect of post-mortem protein degradation is negligible in forensically relevant time horizons, but not for post-depositional intervals of thousands of years. That means that the “D-Asp clock” loses its functionality with increasing post-depositional intervals, whereas Pen seems to be very stable. The “Pen-clock” may have the potential to become an interesting supplement to the existing repertoire of methods even in cases with extremely long post-depositional intervals. Further investigations have to test this hypothesis.

scholarly journals Achieving the BTC Qualification

1987 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 305-306
Author(s):  
A. Munro ◽  
W. O. McCormick ◽  
D. W. Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Nova Scotia ◽  
Continuing Medical Education ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
University Department ◽  
One Year

Since 1984, Nova Scotia has had a programme to bring a small number of senior trainees in psychiatry from Britain or Ireland to undertake one year of clinical work plus continuing medical education here. This programme is sponsored by the Nova Scotia Provincial Department of Health in collaboration with the Dalhousie University Department of Psychiatry.

Post-mortem Peyer’s patches: Their potential application in forensic medicine

2009 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 570-576 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biagio Solarino ◽  
Giancarlo Di Vella ◽  
Thea Magrone ◽  
Felicita Jirillo ◽  
Angela Tafaro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Potential Application ◽  
Peyer's Patches ◽  
Peyer’S Patches ◽  
Post Mortem

A Review of the Literature as to the Present Possibilities and Limitations in Estimating the Time of Death

1976 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 269-276 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Van Den Oever
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Large Error ◽  
Time Of Death ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Biochemical Tests ◽  
Post Mortem Interval ◽  
Suitable Combination ◽  
Exact Moment ◽  
The Individual

Determining the exact moment of death in medicolegal cases is not possible since post-mortem changes of the human body are variable and often misjudged. The most reliable physical and biochemical methods of estimating the post-mortem interval are reviewed and the author tries to find out why, in spite of all the previous studies, which have often given good results, the individual methods are neither popular nor practical in routine forensic medicine cases. For greater accuracy in estimating the time of death further investigation should be carried out to find a suitable combination of some physical and biochemical tests complementary to the data produced by each method and preventing the rather large error range of each individual test.

6. Diabetic Death Bed: Post-Mortem Determination of Hypoglycaemia

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 84-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
F Patel
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Suspected Case ◽  
Nocturnal Hypoglycaemia ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Medical Jurisprudence ◽  
Minimal Evidence

The post-mortem biochemical determination of hypoglycaemia in the practice of forensic medicine is notoriously imprecise and attracts perennial criticisms, particularly from those who may be alien to the peculiarities of medical jurisprudence. There has been re-emphasis recently on the neuropathological pathoclisis ascribed to prolonged hypoglycaemia. Unfortunately, the value perceived is limited by pathognomonic unreliability owing to agonal multifactorial influences and rapidly fatal nocturnal hypoglycaemia. The predicament is oppressive to a consideration of preponderant evidence and an unpopular diagnosis of perimortem hypoglycaemia, unless audacious, may be precluded simply because the proof is difficult. This is likely to contribute to diagnostic under-estimation of enigmatic diabetic deaths. A suspected case of lethal nocturnal hypoglycaemia in a young diabetic on ‘animal’ insulin is presented to restore some perspective to the clinico-pathological deference for an endangered post-mortem diagnosis of hypoglycaemia inferred from minimal evidence.

Death Associated with the Abuse of Typewriter Correction Fluid

1986 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 308-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Ranson ◽  
P. J. Berry
Keyword(s):  
Physical Exercise ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Post Mortem Examination ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Solvent Abuse ◽  
Mode Of Death

A case is reported of a 13-year-old boy who died suddenly during physical exercise. Post-mortem examination showed no macroscopic or histological abnormalities and it was only later that he was discovered to be a regular solvent abuser of typewriter correcting fluid containing the solvent 111 Trichloroethane. Typewriter correcting fluid is a relatively unusual substance for solvent abuse, and this case demonstrates the wide range of products which are inhaled by children. The implications of the abuse of 111 Trichloroethane are discussed, with particular reference to the possible mode of death in such cases.

scholarly journals Analysis of forensic autopsies in year 2018 at forensic medicine department, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 2199-2202
Author(s):  
Muhammad Qasim ◽  
Muhammad Sharjeel Khalid ◽  
Muhammad Danyal Amjad ◽  
Mobin Inam Pal
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Preventive Strategy ◽  
Post Mortem ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Gender Based ◽  
Medical University

Objectives: The study was aimed to audit autopsies in the year 2018 and promoting statistical approach in Forensic Medicine. Also to study the gender based distribution of cases and study shifting trends in weapon of offence. Study Design: Retrospective Study. Setting: Post Mortem Unit of the Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Period: From 1st January, 2018 to 31st December, 2018. Material & Methods: Autopsy was performed on 248 cases reported to Post Mortem Unit. Study Material was collected from the Post Mortem Unit of Allied Hospital and DHQ Hospital Faisalabad which are referral tertiary care teaching hospitals affiliated with Faisalabad Medical University, Faisalabad. Results: Out of a total 248 autopsies conducted 178 (71.77%) were males and 70 (28.23%) were females. The male to female ratio was 2.54:1. Most used weapon of offence was Firearm. Followed by firearm the second major cause of death was road traffic accidents which were followed by Asphyxia (12.9% of total autopsies). Conclusion: Ban on illegal possession of Firearms - educational lectures to Public and steps to raise the literacy rate along with the improvement of socioeconomic status of the society. Preventive-strategy to create an awareness of safe traveling practices especially among the groups at high risk.

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