Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

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Pattern of craniofacial injuries in patients admitted to Tanta University Hospital – Egypt

Neven Ahmed Hassan, Rabab Sayed El Kelany, Ashraf Mahmoud Emara, Mohamed Amer

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 26-32

The goal of this work was to determine the craniofacial injury patterns in hospitalized patients to facilitate the awareness, by identifying, describing and quantifying trauma for use in planning and evaluation of preventive programs. Two-hundred and fifty five patients with craniofacial injuries were registered at the department of neurosurgery in Tanta University Hospital. Data were collected including...

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Firearm-assisted suicide: Legislative, policing and clinical concerns

Kiran Sarma, Diarmuid Griffin, Susanna Kola

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 33-37

Until recent years the Republic of Ireland had one of the most restrictive regimes on firearms access with the Irish police (An Garda Siochana) consistently refusing to grant certificates for a wide range of guns including handguns, high calibre rifles and shotguns capable of holding more than three cartridges. In 2004 the High Court ruled that this policy was without legislative backing and since...

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Response to “Kanchan and Menezes, Double human bite – A different perspective” [J Forensic Legal Med 2009;16:297]

Robert Bruce-Chwatt

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 50

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Audit of hospital transfers January to March 2006 from Sussex police custody

Jane Carter, Jeremy Mayhew

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 38-40

The aim of this audit was to determine a baseline for timing, numbers and case mix of detainees referred to hospital for medical assessment in order to review the effectiveness of existing custody procedures for the management of medical emergencies.Data was examined for the 3-month period January to March 2006. A total of 12015 detainees were processed during this period, 188 patients identified...

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An autopsy case of rhabdomyolysis related to vegetamin and genetic analysis of the rhabdomyolysis-associated genes

Aya Matsusue, Kenji Hara, Mitsuyoshi Kageura, Masayuki Kashiwagi, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 46-49

We report an autopsy case of a man who died 2days after taking an overdose of vegetamin. The autopsy findings were as follows: the epidermis on the axillary fossa and the inguinal skin had become macerated. Skeletal muscle was discolored. Concentrations of urea nitrogen, creatinine and urine myoglobin were 1.95g/day, 0.66g/day and 1100ng/mL, respectively. Immunohistochemically, myoglobin was strongly...

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An analytical approach to clinical forensic evaluations of asylum seekers: The Healthright International Human Rights Clinic

Gary J. Stadtmauer, Elizabeth Singer, Eva Metalios

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 41-45

Healthright International, formerly Doctors of the World-USA, has for the past 15years trained clinicians to perform forensic medical evaluations of torture survivors. As the burden of proof in asylum cases in the United States has increased, so has the scrutinizing of the evidence presented. We present a series of cases in which the scars themselves bear testimony to the applicant’s case, bolstering...

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Male forensic physicians have an important role in sexual assault care. ‘A response to “Chowdhury-Hawkins et al. Preferred choice of gender of staff providing care to victims of sexual assault in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs)” [J. Forensic Legal Med. 15 (2008) 363–367]’

David J Templeton, Angela Williams, Loretta Healey, Morris Odell, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 50-52

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Diatomological mapping of water bodies for the diagnosis of drowning cases

Mukesh Kumar Thakar, Rajvinder Singh

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 18-25

Forensic diatomology plays an important role in solving mysteries of drowning cases. The diatomology contributes significantly not only in determining the mode of death but also in determining the site of drowning. Presence of sufficient number of diatoms in vital distant body organs can establish ante-mortem drowning up to a certain extent. Question about the exact site of drowning is mostly raised...

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Aims & Scope/Editorial Board

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > i

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Healthcare issues of detainees in police custody in London, UK

J.J. Payne-James, P.G. Green, N. Green, G.M.C. McLachlan, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 11-17

Little is known about the general healthcare needs of detainees in police custody. The aims of this study were to: determine the level of general health issues, diseases and/or pathology for detainees in police custody, and to determine how well those general health issues, diseases and/or pathology are being managed. This was done by a detailed analysis of healthcare issues of a cohort of detainees...

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A prospective study of injuries inflicted on children by children

Jonathan P. Wyatt, Sarah Woodhams, Laurence Weinberg, David Alao, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 8-10

Intentional injuries inflicted upon children by adults rightly cause great concern and have been studied extensively. In contrast, little is known about the pattern, nature and extent of injuries sustained by children inflicted by other children. A funded prospective study of injured children was undertaken over 18 months. Children’s injuries were studied in an epidemiologically complete population...

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Deaths in custody: Are some due to electronic control devices (including TASER® devices) or excited delirium?

James R. Jauchem

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 1-7

Deaths have occurred after law-enforcement incidents involving applications of electronic control devices (ECDs) (including TASER® devices). An “excited delirium” syndrome (reported in the literature prior to the development of ECDs currently in use), however, includes several factors that may be related to such deaths in custody. In this review, potential detrimental effects of ECDs are compared...

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Alcimedes

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 53

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Acknowledgement to referees

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 1 > 54-55

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A half century retrospective study of homicide–suicide in Geneva – Switzerland: 1956–2005

Kebede Shiferaw, Sandra Burkhardt, Christelle Lardi, Patrice Mangin, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > 62-66

This study provides a retrospective review from the forensic files of the University Centre of Legal Medicine in Western Switzerland in Geneva, from January 1956 to December 2005. The studied homicide–suicide cases cover a period of half a century (50years). As a rule, all police-ordered forensic examinations of violent death cases in the Canton of Geneva are conducted by the University Centre of...

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How much do Hong Kong emergency physicians know about common legal situations?

Abraham K.C. Wai, Giles N. Cattermole, Colin A. Graham, Alexandra D.W. Lo, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > 111-112

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Contribution of teeth in human forensic identification – Discriminant function sexing odontometrical techniques in Portuguese population

Cristiana Pereira, Mário Bernardo, Dinis Pestana, Jorge Costa Santos, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > 105-110

We investigate the accuracy of odontometric methods in sex determination, using a sample from the Portuguese population. Measurements were made on dental casts using a digital caliper, and various odontometric indexes have been defined using upper incisor and canine teeth.Comparison of the means in both sexes was performed using Student’s t-test. Significant differences (p<0.05) were found in all...

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Aims & Scope/Editorial Board

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > i

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Study of the normal internal organ weights in Tehran’s population

Ardeshir Sheikhazadi, Seyed Shahabeddin Sadr, Mohammad Hasan Ghadyani, Seyed Kazem Taheri, more

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > 78-83

Examine the normal adult internal organ weight and its relationship with body height, body weight, body mass index and age.Prospective analysis of data from 1222 autopsies in Legal Medicine Organization of Iran from 1st January, 2007 to 1st September, 2008. All the subjects were adult residents of Tehran died from external causes and showed no pathological changes.The weight of the brain, heart, lungs,...

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Paraphilias and sexual offences in the Bible

Alan John Lyons

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine > 2010 > 17 > 2 > 111

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Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Pattern of craniofacial injuries in patients admitted to Tanta University Hospital – Egypt

Firearm-assisted suicide: Legislative, policing and clinical concerns

Response to “Kanchan and Menezes, Double human bite – A different perspective” [J Forensic Legal Med 2009;16:297]

Audit of hospital transfers January to March 2006 from Sussex police custody

An autopsy case of rhabdomyolysis related to vegetamin and genetic analysis of the rhabdomyolysis-associated genes

An analytical approach to clinical forensic evaluations of asylum seekers: The Healthright International Human Rights Clinic

Male forensic physicians have an important role in sexual assault care. ‘A response to “Chowdhury-Hawkins et al. Preferred choice of gender of staff providing care to victims of sexual assault in Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARCs)” [J. Forensic Legal Med. 15 (2008) 363–367]’

Diatomological mapping of water bodies for the diagnosis of drowning cases

Aims & Scope/Editorial Board

Healthcare issues of detainees in police custody in London, UK

A prospective study of injuries inflicted on children by children

Deaths in custody: Are some due to electronic control devices (including TASER® devices) or excited delirium?

Alcimedes

Acknowledgement to referees

A half century retrospective study of homicide–suicide in Geneva – Switzerland: 1956–2005

How much do Hong Kong emergency physicians know about common legal situations?

Contribution of teeth in human forensic identification – Discriminant function sexing odontometrical techniques in Portuguese population

Aims & Scope/Editorial Board

Study of the normal internal organ weights in Tehran’s population

Paraphilias and sexual offences in the Bible

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