Death Investigation

Koehler, Steven A.

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“…The main issues obstructing the implementation of computerised systems in Forensic Medicine remains centred around security, privacy and confidentiality (Medicine Io 1997). Forensic pathology and investigation of unnatural deaths may provide guidance regarding public health issues and it may further gather evidence for Prahladh and Van Wyk Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences (2022) 12:1 the formation of legislation, policies, interventions and research (Burton and Underwood 2007;Kalougivaki 2014;Koehler 2016;Saladino 1984). Thus, enabling robustness of this service to deliver the highest quality information possible can be supported with computer or electronic records (Ambinder 2005;Wilson and Khansa 2018;Khubone et al 2020;Medicine Io 1997;Katurura and Cilliers 2018;MALAYSIA NAO 2011;Nortjie 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Under the colonial regime, sudden and unnatural deaths were reported for investigation. Coroners were then permitted to conduct an inquiry and investigate the deaths (Koehler 2016). Initially, little or no medical training was required.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Initially, little or no medical training was required. It then became clear that individuals required training to perform autopsies (Kalougivaki 2014;Koehler 2016;Mao et al 2020). A potential error during an autopsy examination will be detrimental to an investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A potential error during an autopsy examination will be detrimental to an investigation. Persons may be prosecuted with possible false evidence or evidence may be lost resulting in miscarriage of justice (Koehler 2016).…”

Section: What Laws Currently Govern Autopsies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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South African and international legislature with relevance to the application of electronic documentation in medicolegal autopsies for practice and research purposes

Prahladh¹,

Wyk

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background Forensic and legal medicine requires all documentation to be recorded in a manner that is admissible in court. Issues surrounding privacy, confidentiality, and security mar the implementation of electronic document systems in medicine. Awareness of current legislature governing record keeping and electronic documentation especially in modern medicine and forensic medicine has not been sufficiently explored. This study explored the current South African and international laws that govern admissibility of evidence, especially relating to electronic evidence, for use in court and research, Findings Egypt, UK, Canada and the USA have similar legislation to South Africa regarding admissibility of electronic records. The South African Electronic Communications and Transactions Act no. 25 of 2002 defines data and the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 further defines the admissibility of evidence in court and the National Health Act regulates publication of deceased information after death. Conclusions Forensic medicine requires all documentation to be admissible in court and the storage of data thus requires proper custodianship and a high level of security, which can be achieved with modern technology. Modern medicine is evolving and technology can create secure and efficient methods of record keeping which will benefit forensic and legal medicine. Knowledge of the laws regarding admissibility of evidence can assist in creating electronic evidence that is permitted in court and can be used for research.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Laws Currently Govern Autopsies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Laws Currently Govern Autopsies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: What Laws Currently Govern Autopsies?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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South African and international legislature with relevance to the application of electronic documentation in medicolegal autopsies for practice and research purposes

Prahladh¹,

Wyk

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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“…Globally, death investigations are conducted according to prevailing legislation which differs from country to country. Historically, the coroner system was formalized into law by England’s King Richard I in 1194 with the first coroners being knights (Koehler 2016 ). The coroner system from England was introduced in the 1600 s by American colonists to become an important part of the death investigation system in what would become the USA, but later, the role of the office was reduced to the medicolegal examination of a body and the determination of the cause and manner of death (Koehler 2016 ).…”

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Introductory evidence on data management and practice systems of forensic autopsies in sudden and unnatural deaths: a scoping review

Prahladh¹,

Wyk

2022

Egypt J Forensic Sci

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Background The investigation into sudden unexpected and unnatural deaths supports criminal justice, aids in litigation, and provides important information for public health including surveillance, epidemiology, and prevention programs. The use of mortality data to convey trends can inform policy development and resource allocations. Hence, data practices/management systems in Forensic Medicine are critical. This study scoped literature and described the body of knowledge on data management and practice systems in Forensic Medicine. Methods Five steps of the methodological framework of Arksey and O’Malley guided this scoping review. A combination of keywords, Boolean terms, and Medical Subject Headings was used to search PubMed, EBSCOhost (CINAHL with full text and Health Sources), Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct, WorldCat, and Google Scholar from the 18th to 24th of June 2020 and updated in November 2021 for peer review papers. This study included articles involving unnatural deaths, focused on data practice or data management systems, relating to Forensic Medicine, all study designs, and published in English. Screening and selection and data extraction were conducted by two reviews. Thematic analysis was conducted, and the results were reported using both quantitatively and qualitatively. Results Of the 23,059 articles, 16 met this study’s inclusion criteria. The included articles were published between 2008 and 2019. Eight of the 16 articles were published between 2017 and 2019. Most of the included studies were conducted in the USA (5) and Australia/New Zealand (4). Only two publications were from lower- and middle-income countries (Nigeria, Mexico), and the remaining 14 were from high-income countries (Italy, Denmark, USA, Australia, and New Zealand, Japan, Switzerland, Canada). The data management systems found in this study were as follows: Virtopsy, Canadian Coroner and Medical Examiner Database, Infant Injury Database, Fatal injury surveillance system, Medical Examiners and Coroners Alert System, National Violent Deaths Reporting System, AM/PM Database, Tokyo CDISC/ODM, and National Coronial Information System. Conclusions This study’s results revealed limited articles relating to data management and practice systems in Forensic Medicine, particularly in LMICs through literature indicating there is a prevalence of unnatural deaths in LMICs. This study, therefore, recommends research on data management and practice systems relating to forensic medicine in LMICs to inform policy decisions.

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Death Investigation

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South African and international legislature with relevance to the application of electronic documentation in medicolegal autopsies for practice and research purposes

South African and international legislature with relevance to the application of electronic documentation in medicolegal autopsies for practice and research purposes

Introductory evidence on data management and practice systems of forensic autopsies in sudden and unnatural deaths: a scoping review

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