Retsmedicinske findestedsundersøgelser

AbstractDuring the years 2000 to 2020 Department of Forensic Medicine at University Southern Denmark performed 293 medical crime scene investigations in involving 320 deceased (200 men). The examiner was called out homicides (24%), suspicious cases (58%), fire related deaths (15%) and bone findings (2%). responsible for examination corpses cooperation with technicians. goal determine cause death, manner mechanism time death. Most were autopsied after investigation. considered if displacedor broken furniture, or bloodstains, found. Actions by alcohol drug intoxicated individuals may resemble a scene. Blood stains can arise from natural causes. Suicide stabbing shooting give rise scene, as during autoerotic procedures due hypothermia. scenes indoors, but quarter occurred outside. included high proportion chronic alcoholism (36%) many suffered psychiatric disease (23%). Based on autopsy, death determined have been homicide (30%), accident (27%), suicide (18%), (14%) unknown causes (6%). 5% not autopsied.The pattern lesions are important determining must always be viewed relation deceased’s history. Medical investigation underwent improvements period, most notably introduction DNA-trace analysis. Photo video documentation also improved.Photogrammetry use drones being introduced.