| Role of autopsy surgeon in determination of time since death in criminal cases. | |
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PMID: 12793633 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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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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Authors:
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P R Pathak |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of the Indian Medical Association Volume: 100 ISSN: 0019-5847 ISO Abbreviation: J Indian Med Assoc Publication Date: 2002 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-06-09 Completed Date: 2003-07-23 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7505608 Medline TA: J Indian Med Assoc Country: India |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 700-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Forensic Medicine, RMC Loni 413736. |
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Autopsy Cause of Death* Coroners and Medical Examiners* Death Certificates Forensic Medicine / standards* Humans India Physician's Role* Postmortem Changes Time Violence* |
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