abstract：:Recently marketed PMC (Pan Metal Corporation) Ultramag tubular hollow point ammunition is uniquely constructed with a two-part projectile composed of a tubular copper bullet and a Teflon wad. A fatal gunshot wound with this ammunition is described. A unique radiographic pattern and the results of test firing are also ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nolte KB

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there is considerable literature on grief and grief work, there have been few studies of the grief process in those who have killed someone. This paper reviews the scope of this problem in England and Wales and examines a number of issues in connection with the grieving process in those who have killed but, b...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Hambridge JA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recent paternity cases are reported. In the first case of paternity exclusion, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) on variable number of tandem repeat (VNTR) loci with multiple alleles were informative, as well as established systems of red blood antigens, red cell enzymes...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Akane A,Matsubara K,Shiono H,Yuasa I,Yokota S,Yamada M,Nakagome Y

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crossbow is an uncommon source of fatal injury. In Los Angeles County, two crossbow homicides have occurred in the past 20 years. Following the second case, a crossbow was test-fired into a fresh pork thigh, resulting in distinctive wounds. Experimental studies also showed that the vanes of the bolt (arrow) may be...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Rogers C,Dowell S,Choi JH,Sathyavagiswaran L

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure has been developed to extract and recover minute amounts of delta-9-carboxytetrahydrocannabinol (THC-COOH) from urine. A new non-isotopic internal standard is introduced to permit a chromatographic assay of the metabolite. The method affords a 91% recovery of 20 ng/mL of the THC-COOH acid from spiked urine...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Nakamura GR,Meeks RD,Stall WJ

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hae III has been selected by our laboratories as the restriction endonuclease of choice for restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of forensic science samples. The enzyme is compatible with the D2S44 probe system and generates relatively small DNA fragments for that marker system. Similarly, Hae III is comp...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Budowle B,Waye JS,Shutler GG,Baechtel FS

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the summer of 1984, police in Pinellas County, Florida, confiscated six identically colored imported Asian skulls (in a shipping case) from a private citizen. In May 1988, in nearby Hillsborough County, police confiscated a very similar skull from another private citizen, who allegedly had found it in an abandoned ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Wienker CW,Wood JE,Diggs CA

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The questionable reliability of the conventional procedures for detection of ingested drug packages triggered us to evaluate the accuracy of a method of contrast study of the bowel in 23 nonsurgically managed cocaine body-packers. A single dose (60 mL) of a water-soluble contrast compound (amidotrizoate + meglumine) w...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Marc B,Baud FJ,Aelion MJ,Gherardi R,Diamant-Berger O,Blery M,Bismuth C

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 38-year-old man was found in his car suffering from a heart attack. Serum analysis by capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry confirmed the presence of dextromoramide (Palfium), methadone, and lidocaine. The serum concentrations at admission to the hospital were: 1.9 micrograms/mL of dextromoramide, 0.4 m...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Brewer E

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here a case of fatal enflurane poisoning by recreational inhalation, apparently the first published report of such a case. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Walker FB,Morano RA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method to use ionizing radiation to inactivate HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) in human body fluids was studied in an effort to reduce the risk of accidental infection to forensic science laboratory workers. Experiments conducted indicate that an X-ray absorbed dose of 25 krad was required to completely inactivat...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Bigbee PD,Sarin PS,Humphreys JC,Eubanks WG,Sun D,Hocken DG,Thornton A,Adams DE,Simic MG

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), this study investigated the use of monoclonal antibodies for detecting secreted ABH blood group substances in semen and saliva. The results demonstrated that the behavior of some monoclonals were unpredictable and often failed to detect the corresponding antigen in a...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Mudd JL

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To minimize bias by the testifying clinician, particularly in professional liability cases, six practical measures should be used: 1. testify for both the plaintiff and the defense in different cases; 2. assess the merits of the case separately from agreeing to testify; 3. insist on reviewing all the records thoroughl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Boyarsky S

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the case of a 22-year-old white male who was found dead in a storage room as a result of a fatal ingestion of cyclopropane. Cyclopropane is a sweet-smelling, irritating gas. Autopsy findings revealed congestion and hemorrhagic edema of the lungs, congestion of the trachea, and early autolysis. Cyclo...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Krause JG,McCarthy WB

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With increasing frequency, forensic psychiatrists are called upon to evaluate sex offenders for the courts and criminal justice system. While many clinicians have observed that denial of paraphilia is common in sex offenders, few studies have examined whether this population has severe psychopathology other than parap...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Grossman LS,Cavanaugh JL Jr

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred psychological autopsies on equivocal (suicide versus accident) deaths were reviewed to ascertain which factors are significant in making the determination between suicidal and accidental deaths. Factors varied in relative importance according to the method used to cause death. Significant factors included...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Litman RE

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Absorption extraction on diatomaceous earth was examined and found to be compatible with typical postmortem blood specimens encountered in forensic toxicology. The effects of solvent, solvent volume, eluate flow rate, and pH on drug recovery and extract quality were investigated. It was concluded that the best method ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Logan BK,Stafford DT

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatal traumatic thrombosis of the left internal carotid artery occurred in a 38-year-old man following minor blunt cervical trauma during an altercation. There was no external injury observed on the head, face, or neck. Neurologic deficit developed soon after the injury, which progressed to right hemiplegia. His condi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： An TL

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hunting gazelle is an offense according to Israeli law. When comparative isoelectric focusing was performed on bloodstains made from gazelle, goat, sheep, and cow blood, the pattern obtained from gazelle hemoglobin differed from those of the other animals tested. The use of this difference in hemoglobin pattern is sug...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Marbach A

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To estimate postmortem interval (PMI), spontaneous cleavage of the third component of complement (C3) was studied in aged blood and cadaveric blood by crossed immunoelectrophoresis. Using the kinetics of C3 cleavage in vitro described as dC/dt = -kC, where C is the concentration of native C3 at time t and k is a first...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kominato Y,Kumada K,Yamazaki K,Misawa S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results obtained from the ABH grouping of bone tissues by the absorption-elution procedure and by a recently described two-dimensional absorption-inhibition procedure are reported. Neither the elution nor the inhibition procedure alone yielded uniformly correct results. A combination procedure consisting of the use of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lee HC,Gaensslen RE,Carver HW 2nd,Pagliaro EM,Carroll-Reho J

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of temperature on microbial fermentation in blood was studied. Specimens of human blood from a blood bank were inoculated with Candida albicans, an organism capable of causing fermentation. A preservative was added to a portion of the inoculated specimens. These inoculated specimens, as well as uninoculated...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Chang J,Kollman SE

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How individuals who engage in autoerotic asphyxial activities first become aware of its purported erotic potential is debated. The case of an adult male who died from autoerotic asphyxiation shortly after watching a television show that discussed sexual asphyxiation is reported. A request is made that medical examiner...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： O'Halloran RL,Lovell FW

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report details a fingerprinting technique for softening mummified fingers and hands using Metaflow and Restorative, a fluid for rehydration of desiccated tissue. This procedure has proven successful in cases of extreme desiccation and has allowed for good fingerprint detail to be developed. ...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Haglund WD

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reviews 18 publications that advocate the use of product tampering and other poisoning methods as techniques for exacting revenge against individuals and corporations, as methods of committing murder, and for other criminal purposes. Several of the particular techniques recommended in these publications sub...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Dietz PE

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fortuitous recovery of material trapped within the cavity of a hollow-point bullet at autopsy was demonstrated to be of evidentiary value. Analysis of this material, as well as that from hollow-point bullets from test-firings, showed that the contents, especially if in multiple layers, could be correlated with the...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Smith OC,Harruff RC

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Computer-Assisted Postmortem Identification (CAPMI) system was developed at the U.S. Army Institute of Dental Research to facilitate rapid identification of human remains. The increasing requirement for dental based identification of high-energy fatalities and decomposed remains has dovetailed with the development...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lorton L,Rethman M,Friedman R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acetabulum/pubis index was tested on American Eskimo and Indian samples of innominate bones to which sex had been assigned by visual inspection. The index alone sexed 91 and 89% of the Eskimo and Indian samples, respectively. Subsequent sorting of misclassified specimens with femur head diameter resulted in 96 and...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Schulter-Ellis FP,Hayek LA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of a traumatic incident resulting in death when there has been a prolonged interval between the two events raises questions for medical examiners. A case is presented in which a 33-year-old man was found dead in his locked home. Although there was no evidence of foul play at the scene, the death was subseq...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： McFeeley PJ,Blisard KS

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of sudden unexpected death in psychiatric patients and the ensuing litigation has brought to our attention many unusual features important in the evaluation of such deaths. Certain pathophysiologic mechanisms of death, rarely encountered in routine forensic science practice, may be important in deter...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Laposata EA,Hale P Jr,Poklis A

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred and twenty-eight consecutive medicolegal autopsies were studied as to the cause of death established by a physician, the mode of death as suggested in the police report, and findings of medical interest often discovered following autopsy. Corrections had to be made even in some cases which seemed to be obv...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Segerberg-Konttinen M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal remains were discovered in an unused cistern near the Omaha, Nebraska airport and were positively identified through comparison of antemortem and postmortem dental radiographs. Although nearly nine years had elapsed between death and discovery, the bones and teeth revealed evidence of the application of a cor...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Ubelaker DH,Sperber ND

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of the major factors that can affect age-at-death predictions when using histomorphological methods. Although evidence suggests that some of the currently available methods are more reliable and accurate, and there are a number of factors other than chronological age that c...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Stout SD

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive analysis of sulfide in blood was established, using an extractive alkylation technique. Pentafluorobenzyl bromide was used as the alkylating agent, tetradecyldimethylbenzylammonium chloride as the phase-transfer catalyst, and potassium dihydrogenphosphate as the buffer to suppress the formation of sulfide....

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Kage S,Nagata T,Kimura K,Kudo K

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent homicide investigation, high velocity backspatter was observed on the sleeve cuff of the accused. These minute droplets were discovered only after microscopic examination and were limited in number. A study was initiated to determine if these were truly backspatter droplets or transferred blood produced fr...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Pex JO,Vaughan CH

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of complications involving heart valve implants have been documented. Embolism originating from thrombosis of the valve has been a recurrent problem in mechanical and to a lesser extent porcine implants. We report two accidental deaths as a result of embolization of cotton pledgets from porcine valves. Hospi...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Lifschultz BD,Donoghue ER,Leestma JE,Boade WA

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 26-year-old woman committed suicide by ingestion of a large quantity of tocainide, a recently developed oral antiarrhythmic agent with chemical similarities to lidocaine. Blood and bodily fluid analysis by thin-layer chromatography, high pressure liquid chromatography, and mass spectroscopy confirmed the presence of...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Sperry K,Wohlenberg N,Standefer JC

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report details the medical investigation of the crash of Galaxy Flight 203, on 21 Jan. 1985, near Reno, Nevada. Sixty-eight persons died at the scene, two died during hospitalization, and one victim survived. After completion of autopsies on all victims, pathologists determined causes of death based upon injuries...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Salomone J 3rd,Sohn AP,Ritzlin R,Gauthier JH,McCarty V

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual fatality involving a 26-year-old male who intentionally ingested approximately 10 g of metoprolol is presented. Autopsy findings revealed foreign material in the gastric content with an acute thrombosis of the left anterior descending coronary artery. Microscopic studies showed evidence of an extremely earl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Riker CD,Wright RK,Matusiak W,de Tuscan BE

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forensic psychiatrists should be aware of the many ways that paranoid individuals may present within the legal system. Litigious paranoids often utilize the legal system as a vehicle to act out their fantasies and delusional preoccupations. Imaginary grievances, accusations based on delusional ideation, and irrational...

journal_title：Journal of forensic sciences

authors： Goldstein RL

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00