The forensic entomologist in the context of the forensic pathologist’s role

Campobasso, Carlo Pietro; Donno, Antonio De

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“…Among these, 7 were case reports [13][14][15][16][17][18][19], 3 case series [6,20,21], 19 original articles [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40], 4 were technical notes [41][42][43][44] and 8 were reviews [1,10,[45][46][47][48][49][50].…”

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“…During the last three decades, the utility of forensic entomology in death investigation has been largely documented in Europe, America, Australia, and Asia by several case studies [1] and experimental works that represent the references for the discipline.…”

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“…Therefore, the arthropods found at a crime scene and on a victim's body can assist many types of forensic investigation [1,3]. In particular, they can provide information about time since death, season of death, primary crime scene, movement or concealment of the remains following death, specific sites of trauma on the body, use of drugs and neglect of children [4], elders [5] or non-autonomous people [6] and victim's identification when the body is removed from the initial decomposition site [2].…”

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Crime scene and body alterations caused by arthropods: implications in death investigation

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The activity of arthropods on corpses has been largely investigated, since they can produce information to reconstruct the perimortem events. However, the feeding/movement activity of insects around the crime scene, among the clothes and on the body, can also cause some alterations that can lead to wrong reconstruction and misinterpretations. This article summarises all the postmortem arthropods artefacts related to the scene (i.e. fly artefacts and floor stripes) and the body (i.e. skin and other soft tissue alterations, bone alterations and hair alterations) that can mislead the forensic pathologist, discussing macroscopic and microscopic findings derived from forensic casework and from experimental laboratory studies, in order to provide a useful instrument to avoid misinterpretations and evaluation errors. Finally, some procedural notes for the documentation and the interpretation of findings are proposed.

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“…It was observed and supported by the study survey that most of the bodies are brought to the mortuaries in decomposed forms. Decomposed dead bodies contain viruses and bacteria [11] , which generate pathogenic waste. The degree to which dead bodies are decomposed is related to the time taken to bring them to the mortuary and to the duration of the autopsies.…”

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“…A study of sanitary issues relating to burial reported, that improper burial may contaminate the soil and ground water with leachates from the dead body, which obviously may present serious hazards [9] . In western countries, burial and cremation are very strictly regulated, and while there is an extensive literature on the environmental impact of cremation, very little has been published on environmental hazards arising from burial or from mortuary waste [10][11][12][13] . Burial is an appropriate method of disposal [14] , and concluded that there is little evidence for microbiological contamination of groundwater from normal burial.…”

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Quantitative assessment of mortuary waste: occupational safety and environmental health

Patwary

Sarker

2012

JHA

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Mismanagement of mortuary waste is a significant risk factor for disease transmission. Quantitative estimation of mortuary waste generation is needed to estimate the potential risk and as a basis for any waste treatment, disposal and management plan. Bangladesh, a developing country, is an example where there has been no rigorous estimation of mortuary waste generation and associated risk factors based on a thorough scientific study. The present study used a statistically designed sampling method of waste generation in a broad range to identify the factors associated with public health and environmental safety. The data gathering techniques included observation, formal structured interview, informal dialogue, and waste weighing.The proportion of mortuary waste classified as hazardous by the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines was found to be high. The waste generation rate per dead body was found to be 9.00 ± 2.52kg and average waste generation per day was 918 ± 11kg among the surveyed mortuaries. Operatives dealing with the infectious waste were frequently found to be untrained, without even a basic understanding of the hazards involved. Personal protective equipment was inadequate in most cases, which led to frequent accidental injuries. None of the mortuaries were found to have adequate storage facilities for dead bodies as well as hazardous waste in the context of environmental health and safety. Hazardous waste was dumped into city corporation bins, and disposed of on general landfill sites. As well as exposing the waste to the environment, this could potentially contaminate ground water, soil and sediments, especially as the dumps were located in areas subject to frequent flooding. The significant factor of health and environmental risk was identified as decomposition of dead bodies. The degree to which dead bodies are decomposed is related to the time taken to bring them to the mortuary and to the duration of the autopsies. The delay was due to poor communication, low level of interest, transportation cost, and trying to avoid social harassment. This is the first study to attempt this type of thorough estimation of mortuary waste and assessment of risk on environmental health occupational safety.

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Human Remains and Identity

Cattaneo

Salsarola

2009

Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science

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Before even studying human remains, it may be necessary to search for them. This implies using the discipline of forensic archaeology in order to detect anomalies which may indicate a burial site and subsequently dig that particular site and recover possible remains. Methods commonly applied for searching are aerial photography, field walking, cadaver dogs, and geophysical techniques. Once the remains have been found, recovery must occur according to archaeological techniques—not with shovels and picks but with trowels and brushes. This is crucial in order to subsequently register and preserve every single bone so that all possible diagnoses may be correctly performed (identification, possible cause of death, and time since death) along with proper interpretation of trauma. In case of charred bodies, bone fragments are often fragile and sometimes need specific treatment. In case of discovery of human remains in urban contexts, for example during the excavation of buildings, an on‐site assessment of the minimum number of individuals may already help to indicate whether the remains are of forensic interest or if they belong to an older burial contexts.

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The forensic entomologist in the context of the forensic pathologist’s role

Cited by 111 publications

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Crime scene and body alterations caused by arthropods: implications in death investigation

Crime scene and body alterations caused by arthropods: implications in death investigation

Quantitative assessment of mortuary waste: occupational safety and environmental health

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