The difficulty in establishing the generating mechanism of cranial and vertebral lesions in a cadaver partially skeletonised

Buhaş, Camelia Liana; Mihalache, Gabriel; Buhas, Bogdan Adrian; Bungău, Simona

doi:10.4323/rjlm.2016.300

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“…Other international studies report that victims are mostly boys [30]. In cases of extrafamilial murder of children, these are often done by men, many of them diagnosed or not with mental disorders [31,32].…”

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The morphological characteristics of the physically abused child. Report of a case and literature review

Motorca

Buhaş

Bungău³

et al. 2020

Rom J Morphol Embryol

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Child abuse remains a current problem, despite progress in the field of prevention and social assistance. The injuries produced by physical abuse have to be evaluated using scientific methods, in order to be considered as evidences later in Court, but also to ensure the physical and social security of the child. Among the morphological characteristics of the child (on which depends how the lesions are formed, differently in children from adults), there is the strong adherence of the dura mater to the skull bones, this fact preventing the formation of extradural hematomas. Another special aspect is the poor development of skeletal muscle before puberty, which confers poor protection of the internal organs against the traumatic physical agents. This paper presents the particular morphological and histological aspects that can be evidenced by forensic autopsy in children. The study was conducted on a female child, physically assaulted, arrived in the emergency department of the hospital. The death occurred shortly after hospitalization. The investigations revealed multiple external (on the whole body) and internal injuries. According to the statements of those who called the ambulance, the injuries occurred because of falling on the stairs and were considered by the family as being superficial, without requiring medical care. The forensic autopsy, through the external, internal and histopathological examination, highlighted the specific injuries that led to the death, thereby contributing to the elucidation of the tanatogenerative mechanism, of the way the lesions were produced and to the applying the law.

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Section:  Discussionmentioning

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The morphological characteristics of the physically abused child. Report of a case and literature review

Motorca

Buhaş

Bungău³

et al. 2020

Rom J Morphol Embryol

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“…Blood, urine and gastric content samples were collected from the 35 deceased victims during the medico-legal autopsy. Sample collection was made according to standard procedure, in clean containers, sealed and labeled with identification data for each case [13][14][15][16]. The samples were kept in the fridge and transported in safe conditions to the Forensic Toxicology Laboratory of the Institute of Legal Medicine of Timisoara in order to perform the toxicological analysis.…”

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Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Buhaş¹,

Buhas²,

Daina³

et al. 2019

Rev. Chim.

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Ingestion of cheap para-pharmaceuticals (such as disinfectants, deodorizing solutions, etc.) which are designed only for external use is an unfortunate habit encountered in the recent decades in the economically disadvantaged areas of Romania inhabited by poor, uninformed, and sanitary uneducated population. These para-pharmaceutical products are based on different concentrations of ethanol. Occasionally, the manufacturer modifies the product formula, or worse omits on the label that the ethanol was replaced with methanol, resulting in mass poisoning with a large number of casualties. The authors present a case of mass poisoning by methanol that occurred during one month and resulted in 40 cases of methanol intoxication. Only 5 out of the 40 victims survived the intoxication. All the dead victims underwent medico-legal autopsy which revealed only general features, liable to poisoning. The toxicological examination result was positive for methanol in all the cases. All the intoxicated victims were homeless; they were heavy ethanol consumers, especially of the product rubbing alcohol. The male: female ratio was 31:4 and the age range was between 25 and 70 years old, with an average of 50 years. All the victims were hospitalized in deep coma, showing obvious pathological changes specific to chronic ethanol consumption. Conclusions: some alcoholic para-pharmaceutical products manufactured for external use are ingested by chronic ethanol drinkers. When these products contain methanol, they can cause severe intoxication followed by an impressively large number of deaths.

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“…Despite the technologic progress made in the medical field, especially regarding the diagnostic possibilities, such as modern imaging techniques, autopsy remains a valuable tool in postmortem diagnosis of various diseases or traumatic injuries [3][4][5][6].…”

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“…The test is performed on a paper sheet that contains paper squares coated with guaiac. Few drops (3)(4)(5) of the biologic specimen are applied to the paper. A developer solution containing hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is added to the paper.…”

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Rapid Chemical Tests in the Autopsy Room

Hanganu¹,

Hlescu²,

Manoilescu³

et al. 2019

Rev. Chim.

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From its beginning, the autopsy represented a useful instrument for the progression of medicine and continues to be a valuable tool in postmortem diagnosis of various diseases or traumatic injuries. Modern laboratory technology is an important aid in achieving autopsy goals but it is either not available or not permanently available in all the departments of Forensic Medicine and do not offer every time quick results, which might be necessary to guide the next steps of the forensic investigation. In this paper the authors present a set of rapid, sensitive and effective chemical reactions, described in the literature over the time and meant to support the forensic experts, as they can be easily performed in the autopsy room. Moreover, the application of these reactions may reduce the costs of laboratory analyzes in cases where the use of expensive laboratory technologies is no longer required or limited by the results of these reactions. Also, a brief description of the collection method for biological samples to be used is provided. At the end of the paper the authors suggest a minimum kit of chemical substances which are necessary in the autopsy room, in order for these analyses to be performed.

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The difficulty in establishing the generating mechanism of cranial and vertebral lesions in a cadaver partially skeletonised

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The morphological characteristics of the physically abused child. Report of a case and literature review

The morphological characteristics of the physically abused child. Report of a case and literature review

Multiple Fatal Intoxications Caused by Improper Consumption of an Alcoholic Para-Pharmaceutical Product

Rapid Chemical Tests in the Autopsy Room

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