abstract：:A case of poisoning with highly lipid soluble organophosphate compound, fenthion is reported in which cholinergic crisis recurred upto 25 days following a suicide attempt. Subcutaneous injection of fenthion in the antecubital fossa by the patient produced massive swelling, cellulitis and compartment syndrome of the le...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Bala I,Pratap M,Nakra D,Ramprabhu T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legal medicine addresses the interface between medicine and law in health care. The Australian College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) established itself as the peak body in legal and forensic medicine in Australia. It helped establish the Expert Witness Institute of Australia (EWIA), the legal medicine programme at Griffith...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Beran RG

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wooden planks of different dimensions are commonly used in construction of buildings, fence of houses, bullock-carts and walls of huts. There is plenty of opportunity for wooden plants to be used as assault implements. Three cases of homicide are reported. In each case a wooden plank was the weapon of offence. The cau...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Wankhede AG

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Disability following traumatic spine injury often requires assessment for judicial reasons. OBJECTIVE:To determine the optimum time to carry out a medico-legal evaluation. METHODS:Retrospective study (1995-2000) of patients with traumatic spine injury with a follow-up of five years. The American Spinal I...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Vazquez XM,Rodriguez MS,Peñaranda JM,Concheiro L,Barus JI

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of alleged rape the complainant (or "complainer" in Scotland) may be in a position to identify the alleged assailant and as a result of the advances in forensic science the issue frequently relates to the question of consent. In addition to collection of relevant forensic samples, the forensic medical examine...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： O'Keefe M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparative study was made investigating whether emergency room physicians, emergency room nurses, forensic physicians, and interns are competent in describing, recognising and determining the possible cause of injuries. The injury assessment scores varied from good--adequate--fail and remained blank in various part...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Reijnders UJ,Giannakopoulos GF,de Bruin KH

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether levels of fetal hemoglobin (HbF), a possible marker of antecedent hypoxemia, are increased in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) compared to controls is unresolved. Our aims are to: (1) Compare percent fetal hemoglobin (%HbF) levels in SIDS and control cases, and (2) compare our findings with those reported i...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Krous HF,Haas EA,Chadwick AE,Masoumi H,Stanley C,Perry GW

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alcohol absorption and elimination vary considerably amongst individuals, and are subject to influences from a variety of factors. The effects of alcohol concentration and beverage mixer type on the rate of alcohol absorption, in a controlled environment was studied. 21 subjects (12 male, 9 female) consumed a solution...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Roberts C,Robinson SP

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In medico-legal autopsies, establishing personal identity of the victims is often required. Estimation of stature from extremities and their parts plays an important role in identifying the dead in forensic examinations. The study examines the relationship between stature and dimensions of hands and feet among Rajputs...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Krishan K,Sharma A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 32-year-old woman, who was intramuscularly injected with testosterone enanthate (125 mg) once or twice a month over a two-year period for female-to-male transsexualism, died suddenly. A forensic autopsy was performed to investigate the cause of death. Concentric cardiac hypertrophy was macroscopically observed. In t...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Inoue H,Nishida N,Ikeda N,Tsuji A,Kudo K,Hanagama M,Nata M

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Generally fan forced area heaters are considered to be incapable of causing burn injury. A case is presented where such a heater was used to prevent post-operative hypothermia after cut-back anoplasty to correct low anorectal malformation (imperforate anus) in a premature neonate. The neonate sustained dermo-epidermal...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Wankhede AG,Dongre AP,Sariya DR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation was performed with the aim of assessing the success rate of the examination of penile swabs or imprints for the detection of the female DNA profile. Two hundred twenty seven cases from a 3-year period were retrospectively reviewed. In 57% of the cases, no suitable material was available. Of the remain...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Kaarstad K,Rohde M,Larsen J,Eriksen B,Thomsen JL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of people dependent on crack-cocaine in the UK has increased substantially in recent years. Some crack-cocaine users develop coarsening changes in the appearance of their hands after prolonged use of the drug. These changes have most often been recognized in females and include: (i) Perniosis with cold, num...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Payne-James JJ,Munro MH,Rowland Payne CM

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most doctors finish their careers without ever having published a scientific paper. The small percent that do mostly end up writing "case reports". But, unless the report describes some truly extraordinary event, very little ever comes of it, and their publication may do more harm than good. The problem is particularl...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Karch SB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a missing person is described whose body was discovered almost 8 months later on a secluded beach on the Solway coast, south west Scotland. The delay in discovery was due to the foot and mouth outbreak in the UK in 2001 and this resulted in conditions favouring the development of partial mummification. The...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Beaumont G

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to record and evaluate the causes and the magnitude of the fatal burn injuries retrospectively. An analysis of autopsy records revealed 19.4% cases of burn injuries amongst the total autopsies done over 10years period (1993-2002) in the mortuary of the department of Forensic Medicine of K...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： Kumar V,Mohanty MK,Kanth S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analysed the daily incidence of sexual assault in Greater Manchester with respect to the local weather conditions throughout the year 2002. Cases seen at the St. Mary's Sexual Assault Referral Centre (including police and self-referred clients) for which the date of the assault was known were included in th...

journal_title：Journal of forensic and legal medicine

authors： McLean I

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00