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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Forensic Pathology"”.
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Evaluating the usability of an X-ray imaging system in forensic pathology
… as an alternative to invasive autopsies in forensic pathology. PMI can be used as a sole technique or adjunct to an autopsy. The Lodox Xmplar-dr is an X-ray imaging system that has been adopted for use in PMI. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the perceived usability of this imaging …
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Investigating the effectiveness and efficiency of forensic pathology practice in Western Cape, South Africa
Introduction: In South Africa (SA), the forensic sector faces significant challenges including how to meet increasing public expectations for high quality, reliable and valid scientific and medico legal results, whilst dealing with increasing caseloads and restricted resources in a developing …
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A retrospective analysis of post-mortem procedures of sudden unexpected death in the young investigated at Salt River Forensic Pathology Services, Cape Town
Sudden unexpected death in the young (SUDY) is the demise of a seemingly healthy individual aged between one and 40 years. The scope of SUDY investigation varies and there is little research regarding SUDY at Salt River Mortuary (SRM). Accordingly, the objectives of this study were to determine the …
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Pregnancy related maternal deaths at Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory: a 5 year retrospective study of the epidemiological data and spectrum of pathology and disease in all pregnancy related deaths at Salt River Pathology Laboratory irrespect
Death of women whilst pregnant and in the post-partum period is a huge burden of disease in South Africa. All confidential enquiries and research into pregnancy related deaths in South Africa have focused on examining the cases based on the WHO definition of maternal death and have excluded deaths …
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An investigation into the use of a commonly available fabric dye as a routine stain for tissue samples to be used as a first line, low cost, diagnostic adjunct for the diagnosis of anaphylactic death at autopsy, in a resource-challenged environment
… attributable to anaphylaxis at the Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory was undertaken, with a view to determine if eosinophilia was present in tissue samples of the spleen, in accordance with previously published research. Suitable cases of non-anaphylactic death were used as controls. Use …
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Exploring Medical Expert Testimony and its Contribution to Miscarriages of Justice An Examination of the Flawed Pathological Evidence of Dr Charles Smith
… timely. With the recent Inquiry into Pediatric Forensic Pathology in Ontario, it has become clear that flawed medical expert evidence can have devastating effects on individuals and criminal trials. The theoretical framework of social constructionism was used in a cross-case pattern analysis to …
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Analysis of RNA stability in forensic specimens
… to answer a wide range of questions in forensic science. The dynamicity of the transcriptome has led to it being suggested as a novel source of diagnostic information in forensic pathology. However, RNA is exceptionally labile. This research has characterised the post-mortem degradation …
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The importance of a protocol in the recovery and handling of burned human remains in a forensic context
… risk factors, and resources present at forensic scenes in the area have not been documented. From April to December of 2015, fire-related death scenes were attended with Salt River Forensic Pathology Laboratory, which serves the West Metropole of Cape Town. Details of the fatal fire …
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Post-mortem toxicogenetics: determining the suitable of blood samples collected for routine toxicological analyses for use in subsequent genetic analyses
… Town, South Africa), along with other national Forensic Pathology Service providers, receives many cases of suspected drug-related deaths. In some cases, the traditional autopsy – when viewed together with the decedent's history – is not able to indicate whether a drug-related death is …
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Investigating the role of commonly misused drugs in suspected unnatural and/or unexplained deaths in Cape Town in 2022
… determining the cause of death. In 2022, the Forensic Toxicology Unit within the Western Cape Forensic Pathology Service piloted a targeted drugs analysis at Salt River Mortuary in Cape Town. This permitted an assessment of commonly misused drugs in suspected unnatural and/or unexplained …
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Assessment of the suitability of blood samples collected for toxicological analysis for subsequent genetic analysis: A follow-up study one year later
… to the rest of the country. The provincial Forensic Pathology Service may encounter cases where drug-related fatalities are unclear whether death was accidental or suicidal, or drug toxicity is inconsistent with the medical/social history. This may be due to genetic alterations with drug …
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Investigating the role of alcohol in road traffic collision fatalities in Western Cape, South Africa
… 2017. Cases were extracted from the Western Cape Forensic Pathology Service (FPS) internal database, which included demographic and crash information, together with blood alcohol concentration (BAC) results. In total, 2079 cases over the two years were included in the study, with most cases …
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Development of a GC-MS method to determine toxic alcohols and their metabolites in postmortem blood
… as these are not routinely investigated in forensic toxicological analysis of biological samples. The purpose of this study was to modify and characterise a gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) method for the quantitative determination of ETG, DEG, 1,4-BD, PGL, and the toxic …
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Identification of the deceased: A retrospective review of forensic anthropology Cape Town casework
… skeletonised or burnt. In this regard, Forensic Anthropology Cape Town (FACT), a service provider at the University of Cape Town (UCT), has assisted with identification. Data pertaining to anthropologically analysed cases in the Western Cape (WC) province is lacking and little is known …
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Assessment of death notification and registration process: Case study of Rundu district in Kavango east region, Namibia
… outside health facilities to the police at local Forensic Pathology Units. The study used a Case Study methodology whereby Key-Informant Interview mapped out the business processes of death notification and registration in Rundu District. The study reviewed randomly selected notified death cases …
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A descriptive analysis of suicides and their interface with healthcare facilities in the Western Cape, South Africa: 2011-2015
… was conducted. All suicides recorded by the forensic pathology service during the years 2011-2015 were linked to patient data held by the provincial health data centre. A total of 3 561 suicides were recorded during the study period. Crude suicide rates were calculated using population …
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ALTERAZIONI MICROSCOPICHE DELLA DECOMPOSIZIONE:IMPLICAZIONI PER LA MEDICINA LEGALE
One of the most crucial issues in forensic pathology is the interpretation of decompositional and taphonomical alterations. Decomposition processes encompass every kind of modification which may take place in corpses after death; literature and common experience agree on the specific and individual …
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Retrospective review of paediatrics patients involved in pedestrian vehicle accidents in greater cape Town
… as those subjects that died and presented to the Forensic Pathology Laboratory in Salt River also known as Salt River Mortuary (SRM). The age group 0-12 years was selected because RCCH is a referral paediatric hospital that only admits children under the age of 13 years. Data obtained from the …
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Confirmation of cardiomegaly from the cardiothoracic ratio post-mortem Lodox® imaging
In post-mortem forensic radiology the cardiothoracic ratio (CTR) is seen as the most reliable and easiest method for the detection of an enlarged heart, where the maximum transverse diameter of the heart is divided by the maximum transverse diameter of the internal thoracic cage and if the result …
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Violence against women : epidemiology and pathology of femicides and suspected sexual homicides in Cape Town : a 10-year follow-up study
… Objectives: To describe the epidemiology and pathology of femicides in Cape Town and thereby identify risk factors, magnitude and criteria for suspected sexual homicides. Design and Methodology : This is a retrospective descriptive study. Data was collected from autopsy reports of female …
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