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AlcimedesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: journals

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This volume is an updated version of the original volume (at that time Volume 2 in this series) published 6years previously. Chapters relating to drugs and toxicology account for 80% of the book (>800 pages) and the information contained within this part of the book is very detailed. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Michael Scott-Ham Tags: Book Review Source Type: journals

Response to KarchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Steven B. Karch says he never intended to ridicule forensic toxicology or forensic toxicologists, which is a bit hard to swallow considering the rubric of his article “Is post-mortem toxicology quackery.” He fails to mention the incorrect calculations dealing with distribution volume of methamphetamine and his attempt to estimate the dose administered from the measured blood-concentration of this stimulant. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: A. Wayne Jones Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals

Response to Postcard from SwedenEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
I am not persuaded that JCFM is the proper venue for the sort of discussion Jones invites, but I do think he raises some important scientific issues and those I am happy to address. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Steven Karch Tags: Postcards Source Type: journals

Post-mortem toxicology is not quackery when done by qualified practitionersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The rather provocative title of Steven B. Karch’s postcard from America (Is postmortem toxicology quackery?) should have raised a few eyebrows among practicing forensic toxicologists. Surprisingly, his postcard and opinions have, to my knowledge, not been answered. This prompted a postcard from Sweden to highlight some errors and omissions in the material submitted by Dr. Karch. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: A. Wayne Jones Tags: Postcards Source Type: journals

Ethanol-based hand cleansersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In the July issue of 2008 JFLM Alcimedes correctly reported that exposure to ethanol-based hand cleansers does not produce measurable levels of plasma ethanol. Be that as it may, some ethanol is absorbed, even if it is below limits of detection, and some of that ethanol is converted to a minor metabolite known as ethyl glucuronide. On this side of the pond, at least, the presence of ethyl glucuronide is considered a marker for ethanol consumption, and it is. But just as pubs are not the only source of lager, drinking is not the only source of ethanol ethyl glucuronide (EtG). (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Steven B. Karch Tags: Postcards Source Type: journals

Identification at autopsy of pulverized pills in lungs of a first-time methadone userEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: We recently encountered a 25-year-old white man who died of substance abuse including methadone. The route of administration of the drug(s) appears to have been insufflation. He was found dead at home. There were bottles of prescribed medications and an empty bottle of non-prescribed methadone. There was a grinding device nearby. At autopsy, no needle tracts were identified. Microscopically, the bronchi had desquamated ciliated respiratory epithelium admixed with red-brown pigment, which was found under plane-polarized light to be comprised of birefringent finely-granular material consistent with pulverized pills...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Henry J. Carson, Bradley L. Feickert Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

“Atypical Suicidal” cut throat injury – A case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present here an unusual and rare case of self-inflicted cut throat injury of a 45-year old ex-military man without tentative cuts over the neck, which has resulted from a curved sharp weapon. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: B. Suresh Kumar Shetty, Jagadish Rao Padubidri, Ajay M. Bhandarkar, Anurag J. Shetty, Mahabalesh Shetty Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Life threatening intracerebral hemorrhage with isometheptene mucate, dichlorophenazine and acetaminophen combination therapyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: A 45year old female with no stroke risk factors suffered a massive intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) after ingesting Midrin – a combination of isometheptene mucate, dichlorophenazine and acetaminophen. Neuroimaging revealed no evidence of structural disease or underlying vasculopathy. This is the first reported case of isometheptene induced ICH in the absence of underlying cerebrovascular disease. Physicians must be aware of the potential for this complication, and inquire about the use of isometheptene in unexplained cerebral hemorrhages. Neurological communities in countries with nonprescription isometheptene sh...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: James C. Johnston Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Homicide of six family members using multiple methods in Sri LankaEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: A family of six members were murdered at their own residence. Four of the family members had been killed with large heavy sharp weapons which produced multiple deep cut injuries predominantly on the neck and face. In these victims, death occurred as a result of haemorrhage. Two family members were killed by ligature strangulation and hanging. The victim, who was hanged, was sexually abused before she was killed. An unusual finding was the presence of an alleged assailant to the murders with multiple blunt weapon trauma to his body, at the scene of crime. The homicides of the family were as a result of personal di...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Nilukshi Abeyasinghe, Ravindra Fernando, S. Niranjan Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Paradoxical air embolism through patent foramen ovale during consensual intercourse in a non-pregnant young femaleEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Sudden vaginal bleeding and a cardiac arrest occurred in a 18-year-old female during consensual intercourse. Resuscitation procedures, applied at the arrival of a medical emergency team, restored the cardiac function allowing admission to hospital, where two vaginal mucosal lacerations were diagnosed and sutured. Cardiological investigations diagnosed a left ventricle myocardial infarction and a patent foramen ovale while a brain CT scan showed ischemic signs and intravascular air images. Death occurred after 48h, due to heart failure, cerebral anoxia and multiorgan failure. Autopsy confirmed a patent foramen ova...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Carlo Moreschi, Ugo Da Broi Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Lemierre syndrome and unexpected death in childhoodEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Lemierre syndrome refers to necrotizing infections of the head due to Fusobacterium necrophorum and has been called the ‘forgotten disease’ due to its rarity in the antibiotic era. Recently, however, more cases have been documented in the literature suggesting that there has been an increase in incidence. A 10-year-old boy is reported who had a five-day history of ear infection, with the development of fever, drowsiness and ipsilateral neck swelling. Unexpected cardiac arrest occurred soon after medical assessment. At autopsy, right otitis media was demonstrated with extension of suppurative infection into su...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: John D. Gilbert, Morgyn S. Warner, Roger W. Byard Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Early adipocere formation: A case report and review of literatureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Adipocere has a long history of frightening and fascinating mankind, from so called “incorruptible saints” to the famous “iceman” and its formation on human remains has long been known and feared. Adipocere formation replaces the putrefactive changes, when the body lies buried in shallow, moist, clay, soiled grave or it is thrown into cess pools or submerged in water. As the progression of putrefaction is arrested, the facial features and wounds are preserved without much alteration, thereby aiding the identification and to certain extent, the cause of death. The time required for the formation of adipoce...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: T.S. Mohan Kumar, Francis N.P. Monteiro, Prashantha Bhagavath, Shankar M. Bakkannavar Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

A rare case of myocardial infarction due to parathion poisoningEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In conclusion, myocardial infarction is a rare complication of parathion poisoning. Awareness of this complication of parathion poisoning, proper monitoring and treatment could prevent fatalities. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Yajnesh Kidiyoor, Vinod C. Nayak, Vasudha Devi, Shankar M. Bakkannavar, G. Pradeep Kumar, Ritesh G. Menezes Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Allele frequencies for six miniSTR loci of Northwestern Chinese Han populationsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: MiniSTR loci has demonstrated to be an effective approach to recover genetic information from degraded sample, due to the improved PCR efficiency of their reduced PCR product sizes. Allele frequencies and forensic parameters for the six miniSTR loci D10S1248, D2S441, D1S1677, D9S1122, D10S1435 and D17S1301 were investigated in 154 Northwestern Chinese Han populations. All loci showed a moderate degree of polymorphism with observed heterozygosity >0.6 and did not show departures from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium for Northwestern Chinese Han populations. The accumulated powers of discrimination for the six loci wer...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Xue Bai, Bin Cong, Shujin Li, Xia Guo, Xia Li, Lujun He Tags: Short Report Source Type: journals

Landmine associated injuries in children in TurkeyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to examine trends of injuries due to landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) and to determine problems during and after the treatment of children and adolescent victims in Turkey. Data from the records of 23 children injured from landmines and UXO were analyzed from April 2001 to October 2008. Cases consist of 21 (91.3%) males and two (8.7%) females with a mean age of 12.8years. Cause of injury was landmine explosion in 20 (87.0%) and UXO in three (13.0%) cases. Injuries in upper and lower extremities were determined in eight (34.8%) children. Hand amputation was the result in 10 (43.5%) children where in t...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Muhammet Can, Humeyra Yildirimcan, Onder Ozkalipci, Mehmet Melek, Yesim Edirne, Umit Bicer, Huseyin Bulent Uner Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Study of fingerprint classification and their gender distribution among South Indian populationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Identification of an individual plays a vital part of any medicolegal investigation. Fingerprint is considered to be the most accurate and reliable indicator in identification.The present study was conducted on 500 South Indian subjects to determine the individuality and the predominant fingerprint pattern among South Indian population. Two-hundred and fifty males and 250 females of South Indian origin were included for this study and rolled prints were taken from all the 10 digits and the same were stored on a proforma.The most frequent fingerprint pattern was ulnar loop in the total population, as well as in th...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: M.D. Nithin, B.M. Balaraj, B. Manjunatha, Shashidhar C. Mestri Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Sexual abuse of children. A comparative study of intra and extra-familial casesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims to identify possible differences between these types of abuse.A retrospective study was performed based on medico-legal reports related to children suspected of being sexually abused (n=1054).The results revealed that 40.2% of the suspected abuses were intra-familial and were significantly different than extra-familial cases with respect to the following: (a) the complainants were younger; (b) their relationship to the alleged abuser was closer; (c) the alleged abusers had higher rates of previous sexual abuse; (d) the suspected abuses were less intrusive physically; (e) there was less physical but more psy...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Teresa Magalhães, Francisco Taveira, Patrícia Jardim, Liliana Santos, Eduarda Matos, Agostinho Santos Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Fire-related fatalities in Istanbul, Turkey: Analysis of 320 forensic autopsy casesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: In this retrospective autopsy study fire-related deaths whose autopsies were carried out in the Council of Forensic Medicine in Istanbul, Turkey were analyzed in order to evaluate the relationship between the mode of the death and the laboratory and autopsy findings. There were 320 fire-related fatalities constituting the 2.07% of all autopsy cases of that period. Of the 320 cases 228 (71.3%) were males and 91 (28.4%) were females, average age in age-determined group was 36.6 (SD: 21.98) ranging from 8months to 98years.Carbon monoxide intoxication played role in death of 104 cases (32.5%) either directly or toget...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Yalçın Büyük, Uğur Koçak Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Alcohol and drugs in suspected impaired drivers in Ontario from 2001 to 2005Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: However, these data demonstrate that ‘‘drugged driving” does occur and that further, comprehensive investigation is needed to determine the frequency and type of drug use by Ontario drivers. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: J-P.F.P. Palmentier, R. Warren, L.Y. Gorczynski Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Stature estimation from the length of the sternum in South Indian males: A preliminary studyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Estimation of stature is one of the important initial steps during forensic analysis of human skeletal remains. The aim of the present study was to derive a linear regression formula for estimating stature of adult South Indian males from the length of the sternum. The study included 35 male sternums of South Indian origin dissected from cadavers during medico-legal autopsies. The linear regression equation [Stature=117.784+(3.429×Sternal length)] was derived to estimate the stature from the length of the sternum. The correlation coefficient was 0.638. The standard error of the estimate was 5.64cm. This prelimin...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ritesh G. Menezes, Tanuj Kanchan, G. Pradeep Kumar, P.P. Jagadish Rao, Stany W. Lobo, Selma Uysal, Kewal Krishan, Sneha G. Kalthur, K.R. Nagesh, Sunder Shettigar Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

The potential significance of elevated vitreous sodium levels at autopsyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Elevated levels of sodium that may be detected in the analysis of post-mortem fluid samples may arise from a wide variety of organic illnesses and environmental factors that have caused either water depletion or solute gain. When hypernatraemia is suspected at autopsy a careful history is required with particular emphasis on pre-existing medical conditions such as renal or gastrointestinal disease. In addition, detailed information is required on the circumstances of death, including any clinical symptoms and signs that the deceased may have manifested, or medical procedures such as dialysis, colonoscopy or intra...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Annabel I. Ingham, Roger W. Byard Tags: Review Source Type: journals

Aims & Scope/Editorial BoardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 25, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: journals

Examination for Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine MFFLMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Announcement Source Type: journals

AlcimedesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: journals

Reply to the letter “Cadaveric fungi: Not yet an established forensic tool – Authors response”Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
At the outset we are sorry to say that the authors in the article “Cadaveric fungi: Not yet an established forensic tool – Authors response” have not taken our views in a right and challenging scientific spirit, instead has raised damaging remarks on the authors. The same caution should have been taken care by Menezes et al. in his article, when the authors have loosely commented on the work and questioned on the validity of the study done by Histosugi et al. The authors have prematurely commented that “the use of cadaveric fungi as a forensic tool in estimating time since death at autopsy as reported in the case b...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: P.P. Jagadish Rao, G. Pradeep Kumar, K. Trilok, S. Dhananjaya Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals

Condom-murder?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We read with interest the article entitled ‘condom-murder’ by Murty in the Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine. The article deals with six cases that are dubbed as ‘condom-murder’. In the ‘discussion’ section, Murty has listed the evidence which could potentially be derived from a condom discovered at a crime site. However, Murty has not provided any information regarding the same in the six cases reported by him. Moreover, the circumstances of death as understood by us from the glumly presented case reports appear not to be the same, and therefore, it is unacceptable to club all of them under the inappropri...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ritesh G. Menezes, Tanuj Kanchan, K. Pradyumna Majumdar, B. Suresh Kumar Shetty, Stany W. Lobo Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals

‘A response to “S.A. Bolliger, S. Ross, L. Oesterhelweg, M.J. Thali, B.P. Kneubuehl, Are full or empty beer bottles sturdier and does their fracture-threshold suffice to break the human skull?” [J Forensic Leg Med 16 (2009) 138–142]’Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The authors provided in their paper interesting experimental data on the breaking energy of full or empty beer bottles. Full bottles broke at 30J impact energy, empty bottles at 40J. The conclusion of the authors is that the breaking energies surpass the minimum fracture-threshold of the human neurocranium and therefore beer bottles are capable of breaking human calvaria. In relation to these interesting experimental findings experiences from forensic casework and experimental biomechanical investigations published some years ago shall be recalled. Skull fractures resulting from blows to the head with glass bottles can be ...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Burkhard Madea, Eberhard Lignitz Tags: Correspondence Source Type: journals

David Jenkins Memorial Lecture 2008: Tria Juncta in Uno – The Faculty of Forensic and Legal MedicineEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: The David Jenkins Memorial Lecture given at the Annual General Meeting of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine on 6 June 2008 at Maidstone, Kent. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ian F. Wall Tags: Personal View Source Type: journals

Unusual gastrointestinal causes of unexpected death in the elderlyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Gastrointestinal causes of sudden and unexpected death occur at all ages but are more common at the extremes of life. In the elderly quite significant disease may be present without observable symptoms and signs. Two cases of unexpected deaths due to small intestinal obstruction from unusual occult hernias are reported. Case 1: an 84-year-old woman was found dead lying in bed at her home address. Death was caused by intestinal herniation through a defect created by the greater omentum that had adhered to an area of acute serosal inflammation associated with underlying acute diverticulitis of the jejunum. Case 2: ...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Roger W Byard Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Fatal propeller injuries: Three autopsy case reportsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We present the autopsy reports of three people who died after colliding with boat propellers. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Yoko Ihama, Kenji Ninomiya, Masamichi Noguchi, Chiaki Fuke, Tetsuji Miyazaki Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Pontine cavernous haemangioma – An incidental autopsy findingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Cavernous haemangiomas belong to a group of vascular malformations that are developmental defects of the vascular bed. Occurrence of an asymptomatic cavernoma in the pons is uncommon and worthy of record. At autopsy, cavernomas have to be differentiated from traumatic haemorrhagic lesions in head injury cases. We hereby report a case in which a pontine cavernous haemangioma was detected at autopsy in a 25-year-old female who died due to burn injuries. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Anand Menon, Tanuj Kanchan, Flora D. Lobo, Ritesh G. Menezes Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Fatal traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage due to assault-related tear of the basilar arteryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report provides an overview of potential mechanisms accounting for vertebrobasilar system rupture, with application to our case. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Emily R. Filter, John R. Fernandes Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Carotid sheath haematoma: A case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Carotid sheath haematoma is a rare finding, sometimes the only injury found in cases of manual strangulation without any associated external or internal injury to the neck. One such rare case is reported in an 8 year old female victim where presence of carotid sheath haematoma not only helped to ascertain the cause of death but also helped in the reconstruction of mechanism of infliction of force on the neck. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Jayanthi Yadav, D.S. Badkur, Arneet Arora Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Three-dimensional reconstitution of bullet trajectory in gunshot wounds: A case reportEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: In the medico-legal assessment of cases of aggression with firearms, imaging techniques have a particularly important role, especially in the study of a bullet’s path through the victim’s body. The analysis of these trajectories can be performed by the use of three-dimensional reconstitution techniques, namely Three-Dimensional Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (3D-MSCT). This imaging technique has been widely used in fatal cases, as a very important complement of the classical autopsy procedures, becoming known as “virtual autopsy” or “Virtopsy”. To our knowledge, no reports describing the use of 3D-MS...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Katerina Puentes, Francisco Taveira, António J. Madureira, Agostinho Santos, Teresa Magalhães Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

A case of severe anal injury in an adolescent male due to bestial sexual experimentationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This report delineates a case of anal injury in a 12-year-old boy who gave a detailed history of bestial behavior with a male bulldog. The child described how he had seen this behavior modeled on the internet and subsequently initiated contact with his own dog, causing the dog to penetrate him anally. This type of juvenile bestial behavior with injury has only been reported once previously in the medical literature. Zoophilia, along with a number of other paraphilias, frequently has its onset in the adolescent age group. Adolescents evidencing paraphilic behaviors require thorough psychological evaluation. Spontaneous sexu...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Roger O. Blevins Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Destabilization and intracranial fragmentation of a full metal jacket bulletEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We report a case with an atypical entrance wound as a result of a destabilized full metal jacket bullet penetration. The destabilized bullet by an impact with the dorsal hand experiences a yawing to tumbling motion in flight. The large angle of yaw induces a larger presenting profile upon impact that contributes, associated to a rapid deceleration, to a greater mechanical force on the projectile structure and a fragmentation into core and jacket. Forensic pathologists have to be aware that the metal jacket bullet could tend to break up outside or inside the body particularly after a shooting through a target. This phenomen...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: A. Farrugia, J.S. Raul, A. Geraut, M.C. Tortel, B. Ludes Tags: Case Reports Source Type: journals

Positive prostate-specific antigen (PSA) reaction in post-mortem rectal swabs: A cautionary noteEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests are considered a valuable screening method for the forensic examination of semen in vaginal and rectal swabs of alleged victims of sexual abuse. Although these membrane tests have been also applied to autopsy specimens no study has assessed their reliability when performed on post-mortem (PM) rectal swabs from decomposed cadavers. The present study describes the results obtained with the Seratec® PSA Semiquant Kit test on 39 male and 10 female adult cadavers with no history of sexual assault and with a PM interval up to 136days. Overall 64% of the 39 male cadavers tested pos...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Philippe Lunetta, Helmuth Sippel Tags: Short Report Source Type: journals

Principal forensic physicians as educational supervisorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: This research project was performed to assist the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine (FFLM) with the development of a training programme for Principal Forensic Physicians (PFPs) (Since this research was performed the Metropolitan Police Service have dispensed with the services of the Principal Forensic Physicians so currently (as of January 2009) there is no supervision of newly appointed FMEs or the development training of doctors working in London nor any audit or appraisal reviews.) to fulfil their role as educational supervisors.PFPs working in London were surveyed by questionnaire to identify the extent ...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Margaret M. Stark Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Child deaths from family violence in Dakahlia and Damiatta Governorates, EgyptEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: This retrospective study evaluated 41 cases of child deaths child deaths of both sexes from family violence and autopsied at Mansoura Morgue of Forensic Medicine Institute from 1996 to 2005. According to their ages, children were divided into four groups as follow: (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Seham A. Gad El-Hak, Mahmoud A.M. Ali, Hend M.H. Abo El-Atta Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Carbon monoxide poisoning in Morocco during 1999–2007Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusion: Acute carbon monoxide intoxication is too dangerous because of its speed in addition to the particularities of carbon monoxide which is one of many ubiquitous contaminants of our environment that requires prevention and control measures inside and outside to insure adequate protection of public health. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: M. Ait El Cadi, Y. Khabbal, L. Idrissi Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

ECG-voltage in alcoholics and non-alcoholics with acute alcohol intoxicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Conclusions have to be made with caution. Alcohol in potential lethal blood concentrations seems to increase ECG-voltages in occasional drinkers but not in alcoholics. This indicates that alcohol interferes with the ion channels that create the action potentials of the heart, but in alcoholics an adaptation process has occurred. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Willy Aasebø Tags: Original Communications Source Type: journals

Survey of staff attitudes to the smoking ban in a medium secure unitEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: Aims and methods: The aim of this survey was to explore staff attitudes to the indoor smoking ban in a medium secure unit and to ascertain if they had experienced any difficulties in imposing the ban in the four months after its introduction. All staff members available on duty who agreed to participate in the survey were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire.Results: The response rate was 65%. Sixty-four percent of the staff supported the smoking ban. Forty-three percent reported experiencing patient management problems with the majority complaining of increased patient aggression, increased use of s...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Shruti Garg, Suraj Shenoy, May Badee, Joe Varghese, Patrick Quinn, John Kent Tags: Clinical Practice Source Type: journals

Trends in the Mental Health Act Review Tribunals: A Welsh experience 2004–2008Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study aims at identifying any local trend in the appeal process and to determine if we are complying with the MHA 1983 and the Code of Practice by reviewing all the appeals to Mental Health Review Tribunals in a psychiatric hospital in South Wales for the period from 2004 to 2008.Results: The total numbers of sections and appeals remain steady over the years. Men are slightly more detained than women mainly under Sections of the MH Act 1983. The main diagnoses for detention were: bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia and psychosis. 95% of cases had appeals and 5% referrals. A hearing was held in 52% of cases (n=60...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: V.M. Aziz Tags: Clinical Practice Source Type: journals

Sudden death and the forensic evaluation of neurocutaneous syndromesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Abstract: On occasion the forensic evaluation of individuals who have died suddenly and unexpectedly may reveal intracranial vascular abnormalities such as capillary, venous- and arteriovenous malformations. Such vascular abnormalities may form part of a heterogeneous group of disorders called neurocutaneous syndromes and involve the skin, nervous system and other organ systems. These unusual conditions include Sturge–Weber, Osler–Weber–Rendu, Klippel–Trenaunay, Von Hippel-Lindau, Proteus and Wyburn-Mason syndromes in addition to ataxia telangiectasia. Causes and mechanisms of unexpected death include epileptic sei...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - September 4, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Lisbeth Jensen, Karen J. Heath, Grace Scott, Roger W. Byard Tags: Review Source Type: journals

Aims & Scope/Editorial BoardEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Examination for Membership of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine MFFLMEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - July 1, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Announcement Source Type: journals

AlcimedesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
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“Suicidal poisoning in Southern India: Gender differences”–Authors’ responseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We are pleased to discover the attention our research has generated in a recently published response [J Forensic Legal Med 2009;16:45]. However, the authors’ belief that their response to our article is a representation of the medical fraternity is truly surprising. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - July 1, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Tanuj Kanchan, Ritesh G. Menezes Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals

Preventing suicide in males: A suicide investigation in nine public health centers in Mie prefecture, JapanEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
We reported that economic reasons were one of the main factors in the increase in suicides, that unemployment seemed to be particularly relevant for the increase in males in recent years in Mie Prefecture. Ono reported that area intervention research on the high suicide rates had been ongoing for over five years since 1985 and clear effect was seen. The representative cases were Matsunoyama town, Niigata Prefecture and Nagawamachi, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. These cases highlight the importance of preventive plans in districts where the suicide rate is high, especially in prefectures where the rate is high despite suicide p...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - July 1, 2009 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Ken Inoue, Hisashi Tanii, Masayuki Nata, Yuichiro Ono Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals