The Forensic Autopsy

2015 ◽  
pp. 16-69
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Autopsy

A forensic autopsy case: sudden unexpected death due to cardiac inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor

2021 ◽  
pp. 101931
Author(s):  
Shoken Suzuki ◽  
Maki Ohtani ◽  
Yuhei Matsuo ◽  
Makoto Yoshida ◽  
Akiteru Goto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor ◽  
Forensic Autopsy ◽  
Sudden Unexpected Death ◽  
Autopsy Case ◽  
Unexpected Death

Usefulness of postmortem computed tomography before forensic autopsy for alerting forensic personnel to tuberculosis infection

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 612-615 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihito Usui ◽  
Yusuke Kawasumi ◽  
Yoshiyuki Hosokai ◽  
Yoshie Hayashizaki ◽  
Masato Funayama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Forensic Autopsy ◽  
Tuberculosis Infection ◽  
Postmortem Computed Tomography

The “Magnificent Seven Errors” in Forensic Autopsy Practice: The Italian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 192536212110561
Author(s):  
Roberto Scendoni ◽  
Piergiorgio Fedeli ◽  
Nunzia Cannovo ◽  
Mariano Cingolani
Keyword(s):  
Medical Doctor ◽  
Forensic Autopsy ◽  
Criminal Investigation ◽  
Innocent Person ◽  
Judicial Investigation ◽  
Chain Of Custody ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
First Time ◽  
Video Material

According to the Italian legal system, forensic autopsies are performed by a medical doctor specialized in legal medicine, otherwise known as a medicolegal expert (MLE), who has a range of very complex responsibilities. Indeed, the quality of forensic autopsy activity is always questioned in courts of law; incorrect assessments are dangerous because they can jeopardize the validity of a criminal investigation and thus affect the outcome so that a real culprit may be acquitted or an innocent person convicted. Nonconformities also discredit the professionalism of the specialist who performs the autopsy. The work of a MLE implies a series of assignments and duties that should be given constant consideration, but when certain aspects of this activity are underestimated or overlooked, this can lead the expert to make mistakes with irreparable consequences for the judicial investigation. In this article, for the first time, we present a summary of seven known errors related to autopsy activity following death by unnatural causes, with the purpose of alerting MLEs who work under the Italian judicial system to the potential dangers of such errors. These relate to: oversights in autopsy technique, incorrect collection of photographic and video material, unauthorized attendance at the autopsy, missing/mistaken reporting at any stage of the forensic activity, failure to notify the party forensic consultant, using histological or toxicological nonaccredited laboratories for forensic activities, and lack of observance of the chain of custody.

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