NCJ Number
52784
Date Published
1978
Length
0 pages
Annotation
IN THIS VIDEO TAPED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS, AUTOPSY TECHNIQUES ARE ILLUSTRATED FOR VICTIMS OF TRAUMATIC INJURIES, SPECIFICALLY DEATHS CAUSED BY VEHICLES, FIRE, SMOKE INHALATION, AND SCALDING.
Abstract
THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF VEHICLE-RELATED INJURIES (I.E., INJURIES CAUSED BY VEHICLE-STRIKING ACCIDENT OR MURDER) AND THERMAL INJURIES (I.E., INJURIES CAUSED BY INCINERATION, SUFFOCATION THROUGH SMOKE INHALATIONS, AND STEAM BURNS) ARE EXAMINED, WITH ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS: (1) IDENTIFYING CHARRED OR DISFIGURED BODIES; (2) DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN ACCIDENTAL, SUICIDAL, AND HOMICIDAL INJURIES; AND (3) DETERMINING WHETHER THE BODY WAS DEAD BEFORE IT WAS CRUSHED BY A VEHICLE OR INCINERATED IN THE COURSE OF ARSON. THE BODIES OF ACCIDENT AND HOMICIDE VICTIMS ARE USED TO ILLUSTRATE VARIOUS TECHNIQUES DESIGNED TO ESTABLISH A PATTERN OF INJURY. MEDICOLEGAL IMPLICATIONS ARE STRESSED. (KBL)