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Showing 1 to 20 of 41 for “"Salt River Mortuary"”.
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Retrospective review of gunshot injuries at Salt River mortuary, Cape Town, Western Cape
… injuries in forensic cases admitted to Salt River Mortuary in Cape Town, South Africa. A retrospective crosssectional study of fatal FRIs from Salt River Mortuary was conducted for the period 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2017. Autopsy case files were screened for fatalities associated …
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A review of human identification methods used at Salt River Mortuary, South Africa
… to determine how identification procedures at Salt River Mortuary (SRM) are performed and compared the timeline of identification procedures with South African legislative guidance. During 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2020, 3072 individuals had a suspected identity and 410 had an unknown …
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The prevalence of infection related death at Salt River Mortuary for the years 2013 and 2014
… was undertaken of infection related deaths at Salt River Mortuary between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2014 (n=809). Deaths due to respiratory infections were the leading cause of death across all ages and in both sexes. It is not known to what degree this is a true reflection of the cause of …
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Post-mortem Molecular Investigation: exploring genetic variation in CYP2D6 in deceased individuals at Salt River Mortuary
… insight into the manner of death. At Cape Town’s Salt River Mortuary, numerous toxicological-related cases yield ambiguous results, which may potentially be resolved with molecular analyses. However, no optimised molecular assay to sequence drug metabolising enzymes currently exists in a local …
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Retrospective analysis of infection-related deaths of sudden unexpected death in infancy cases at Salt River Mortuary
… factors of infection-related infant death at Salt River Mortuary (SRM). To identify the types of infections associated with SUDI in a local setting, medico-legal files from SRM between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2018 were reviewed. Included cases involved infants between 1 day and 365 days …
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A retrospective investigation of sudden unexpected death in the young investigated at Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town
… demographics and risk factors of these cases at Salt River Mortuary (SRM), Cape Town. Therefore, this project aimed to retrospectively investigate the burden and profile of SUDY cases admitted to SRM, between 1 January 2016 and 31 December 2018. Of the total 11 588 cases admitted over this …
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Retrospective analysis of abandoned live births, stillbirths and non-viable foetuses admitted to Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town
… births, stillbirths and non-viable foetuses at Salt River Mortuary between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016 (n=249). Despite the majority of the cases being natural deaths, the cause of death frequently remained 'undetermined’ in these cases, often due to the presence of decomposition. …
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Investigating pesticide-related deaths admitted to Salt River mortuary in Cape Town, South Africa: a retrospective, descriptive analysis
… and other pesticides in local poisonings, and mortuary data provides an important resource to be able to investigate pesticide-related mortality specifically. This study aimed to build on previous research conducted at the Salt River mortuary (SRM) by expanding and updating our understanding of …
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Forensic genetic research on sudden unexpected death in an infant (SUDI) at Salt River Mortuary: experiences an perceptions of parents
… in forensic genetic research on SUDI at Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town. Methods Eleven participants, including the mothers and other family members for six SUDI cases participated in the study. These participants were recruited from a larger forensic molecular autopsy study conducted at …
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Investigating the current scope and potential of forensic entomology in decomposition cases at Salt River Mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa
… fraction of the medico-legal cases conducted at Salt River Mortuary (SRM). With prolonged time since death and increased decomposition, entomological evidence becomes increasingly important in the estimation of minimum post-mortem interval. Currently no standard protocol exists for the handling …
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Exploring the Medico-legal death scene investigation of sudden unexpected death of infants admitted to Salt River mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa
… case files from SUDI cases investigated at Salt River Mortuary; 2) The prospective observation of DSI for ten SUDI cases, using a semi-structured checklist; and 3) he distribution and analysis of a survey regarding SUDI DSI to all registered, qualified forensic pathologists in South Africa. …
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Retrospective analysis of the utilisation of DNA analyses in the identification of human remains at Salt River Mortuary (Cape Town, South Africa)
… and success of DNA as an identification tool at Salt River Mortuary (SRM) in South Africa are unknown. Medico-legal case files were reviewed from all 3696 cases admitted in 2015, to evaluate the use of DNA in identifying human remains at SRM immediately after the implementation of the ‘DNA Act'. …
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Are human identification methods effectively utilised? a retrospective review of unidentified remains between 2019-2020 at Salt River mortuary, Cape Town, South Africa
… to DNA profiling. While DNA is utilised at Salt River Mortuary (SRM), there is slow turnaround and seldom feedback from the state laboratory. Thus in 2020, SRM began submitting samples for DNA profiling to a private laboratory (Unistel) as well. It is currently unknown whether this agreement …
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Retrospective analysis of suspected pesticide-related fatalities admitted to Salt River Mortuary in the West Metropole of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa
… by a study investigating pesticide deaths at Salt-River Mortuary over a period of five years. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and characteristics of deaths associated with suspected acute pesticide toxicity, to broaden the spectrum of knowledge concerning …
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Effect of the COVID-19 national lockdown on road traffic accident fatalities involving traumatic brain injury: A retrospective review of Salt River Mortuary cases
… TBI-associated deaths due to RTCs, reported to Salt River Mortuary between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020, were reviewed. Results: A total of 616 RTCs, from the 7694 total caseload, were included with RTC-related TBIs accounting for 6.51% of the caseload across two years. Males were three …
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Post-mortem toxicological investigations in a paediatric population
… death ofinfant (SUDI) cases admitted to Salt River Mortuary (SRM), as infantsform a vulnerable population. Biological samples (blood, vitreous humour, urine and hair) were collected from 30 infants who were admitted as SUDIcasesto Salt River Mortuary,Cape Town,between 28 May 2019 and 17 …
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Post-mortem toxicogenetics: determining the suitable of blood samples collected for routine toxicological analyses for use in subsequent genetic analyses
… prevalences of drug misuse and abuse in Africa. Salt River Mortuary (Cape 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 …
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A retrospective study investigating risk factors for sudden unexpected death in the young
… of known risk factors in SUDY cases admitted to Salt River Mortuary in Cape Town and explore differences between males and females. There were 1 088 SUDY cases identified with 0.9% (10/1 088) missing files. Reviewed cases were n=1 078, 62.6% (675/1 078) males, and 37.4% (403/1 078) females; 83.5% …
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Investigating the role of commonly misused drugs in suspected unnatural and/or unexplained deaths in Cape Town in 2022
… 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 deaths, which was previously not feasible, given the backlogs of National toxicological analyses. Aim: To assess …
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An assessment of electrical deaths in the Western Cape Province from 2011 to 2020
… a retrospective review of autopsy reports from Salt River Mortuary, to provide an in-depth analysis of injury patterns and the circumstances surrounding these deaths. The medicolegal data from the Western Cape Province, South Africa were reviewed and the demographics analysed. A total of 401 …
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