Journals / Adli Tıp Bülteni / 2021 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 1

Standardized Post-mortem Forensic Examination Form

Standardize Adli Ölü Muayene Formu

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46–55
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Lacks or mistakes made during this process may cause criticalproblems in the functioning of the justice system.We anticipate that the deficiencies in the post-mortem forensic examination process can be reduced by using this form, which has been shapedinto a conformation suitable for the needs of physicians participating in a post-mortem examination.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In deaths considered not to arise from natural causes, the physician participating in the forensic death examination is asked to determinethe possible time of death by evaluating the injuries on the body and post-mortem findings that have emerged on the corpse, and to give anopinion about the most likely cause of death.
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Key Findings & Data:As the time between postmortem examination and forensic autopsy increases, post-mortem findings on the corpse may change.
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Conclusion & Impact:Lacks or mistakes made during this process may cause criticalproblems in the functioning of the justice system.We anticipate that the deficiencies in the post-mortem forensic examination process can be reduced by using this form, which has been shapedinto a conformation suitable for the needs of physicians participating in a post-mortem examination.
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Abstract

In deaths considered not to arise from natural causes, the physician participating in the forensic death examination is asked to determinethe possible time of death by evaluating the injuries on the body and post-mortem findings that have emerged on the corpse, and to give anopinion about the most likely cause of death. These examinations, which should primarily be performed by a forensic medicine specialist, arealso conducted by physicians working in primary health care. In this study, we have aimed to develop a standardized form that we think will bea guide to provide convenience to physicians participating in forensic death examination.While creating the post-mortem forensic examination form presented in this study, the general forensic examination reporting formrecommended to be used in today’s daily medical practice was taken as the sample. The form consisted of sections related to “determinantsof medical identity”, “post-mortem findings”, “injury-related lesions”, “probable cause of death according to findings in the examination” and“decision made”. Body diagrams were added to mark the locations of the lesions on the corpse.Certain standardization is achieved in the reports issued by the physician in forensic cases with the preparation of general forensic examinationreporting forms. However, there is no standardized form used for forensic post-mortem examination in our country. As the time between postmortem examination and forensic autopsy increases, post-mortem findings on the corpse may change. Therefore, the findings observed duringforensic post-mortem examinations should be accurately defined and recorded. Lacks or mistakes made during this process may cause criticalproblems in the functioning of the justice system.We anticipate that the deficiencies in the post-mortem forensic examination process can be reduced by using this form, which has been shapedinto a conformation suitable for the needs of physicians participating in a post-mortem examination.

Özet

Doğal nedenlerden kaynaklanmadığı düşünülen ölümlerde; adli ölü muayenesine katılan hekiminden ceset üzerindeki yaralanmaları ve ölüm sonrası ortaya çıkan bulguları değerlendirerek olası ölüm zamanı ve ölüm nedeni hakkında görüş belirtmesi istenmektedir. Öncelikle adli tıp uzmanları tarafından yapılması gereken bu muayenelerin birinci basamakta yer alan hekimler tarafından da yapıldığı bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmada, adli ölü muayenesine katılan hekimlere yol gösterici olacağını düşündüğümüz standardize bir form geliştirilmesi amaçlandı. Adli ölü muayenesi formu oluşturulurken uygulamada kullanılması önerilen genel adli muayene rapor formu örnek alındı. Form; tıbbi kimliğin belirlenmesine yönelik özellikler, ölüm sonrası ortaya çıkan bulgular, yaralanmaya ilişkin lezyonlar, muayene bulgularına göre olası ölüm nedeni ve kararla ilgili bölümlerden oluşturuldu. Lezyonların işaretleneceği vücut diyagramları eklendi. Genel adli muayene rapor formları ile adli olgulara düzenlenen raporlarda belirli bir standardizasyon sağlandığı bilinmektedir. Ülkemizde adli ölü muayenesi için kullanılan standart bir form bulunmamaktadır. Ölü muayenesi ile otopsi arasındaki süre uzadıkça, ölüm sonrası ortaya çıkan bulgular değişebilmektedir. Bu nedenle, ölü muayenesi sırasında saptanan bulguların eksiksiz ve doğru tanımlanarak kayıt altına alınması gereklidir. Bu süreçte oluşan eksiklik ya da yanlışlıklar adaletin işleyişinde ciddi sorunlara yol açabilmektedir. Ölü muayenesine katılacak hekimlerin gereksinimlerine uygun bir biçime dönüştürülecek bu formun kullanılmasıyla uygulamadaki eksikliklerin azaltılabileceği ön görülmektedir.

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ALTUN, G., POLAT, M. Ö., MERİÇ, Ç. (2022). Standardized Post-mortem Forensic Examination Form. Adli Tıp Bülteni, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 1, 46–55. https://ajindex.com/articles/428640

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