Abstract：
:When insect evidence is obtained during autopsy, forensic entomologists make decisions regarding the effects of low-temperature (-1 degrees C to 4 degrees C) storage of the body and associated insects when estimating the post-mortem interval (PMI). To determine the effects of storage in a morgue cooler on the temperature of maggot masses, temperatures inside and outside of body bags containing a human cadaver and porcine cadavers (seven replicates) were measured during storage. Temperatures remained significantly higher (p<0.05) inside of the body bags relative to the cooler, and remained at levels sufficient for maggot feeding and development. If the assumption that no insect development takes place during preautopsy refrigeration is made, potential error rates in PMI estimation of 8.6-12.8% occur. The potential for blow fly larvae to undergo significant development while being stored in the morgue is a possibility that forensic entomologists should consider during an investigation involving samples collected from autopsy. Case and experimental evidence also demonstrate that substantial tissue loss can occur from maggot feeding during morgue storage.
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J Forensic Scijournal_title
Journal of forensic sciencesauthors
Huntington TE,Higley LG,Baxendale FPdoi
10.1111/j.1556-4029.2007.00385.xsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-03-01 00:00:00pages
453-8issue
2eissn
0022-1198issn
1556-4029pii
JFO385journal_volume
52pub_type
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