background: carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and poisonous gas. since there is currently no information on the prevalence of carbon monoxide poisoning in mazandaran, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of carbon monoxide poisoning and compare its prevalence with other poisonings recorded in mazandaran department of forensic medicine, from 2009 to 2011.methods: this is a desc...

Forensic anthropology is affected by the unavoidable limits concerning difficulties in standardization of methods and procedures; age estimation is one of the main tasks of forensic anthropology and odontology, both on the dead and the living: literature has shown several methods of age estimation, and although they may be thought of as equivalent, every procedure has its limits, mean error, pr...

Many commentators have acknowledged the fact that the usual courtroom maxim to "tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth" is not so easy to apply in practicality. In any given situation, what does the whole truth include? In case, the whole truth includes all the possible alternatives for a given situation, what should a forensic expert witness do when an important question is...

www.cmj.hr Aim To describe and assess the scientific and technical aspects of animal forensic testing at the University of California, Davis. The findings and recommendations contained in this report are designed to assess the past, evaluate the present, and recommend reforms that will assist the animal forensic science community in providing the best possible services that comply with court st...

Forensic odontology speciality gives immense importance to the dental evidence for the identification of victims and suspects in mass disasters, abuse and organized crimes.1 A working classification about the interrelationship of nine individual dental specialities with forensic odontology was formulated and a detailed review about the utility of these dental specialities with forensic odontolo...

This paper outlines a framework for integrating forensic scene documentation with mobile technology. Currently there are no set standards for documenting a forensic scene. Nonetheless, there is a conceptual framework that forensic scientists and engineers use that includes note taking, scene sketches, photographs, video, and voice interview recordings. This conceptual framework will be the basi...

doubtlessly one of the major problems in iran is drug abuse or substance abuse. the transmission of hiv/aids has made the problem so complicated that has created an urgent need for a campaign against this awful phenomenon. the objective of this study-that was carried out through the cross-sectional method- is considering the situation of the addict death and the related factors. the target popu...