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    a Be APTER 4 oe The forensic autopsy 1 Autopay standards : Typos of autopsy q 1 The procedure for a ovosic autopsy m IB Examination ofthe scene of death c 1 Propony,clthing and identification - I The se ofthe history ofthe case i I Precautions regarcing potential infective condtions 10 IB The avopsy extemal examination 1" I The autopsy: intemal examination 16 1 Examination of organs is 1B Examination ofthe brain 28 1 Ancilay investigations 5 Atopy doy = 1 Form tory 2 1 Tate pon is 1 stom aac 6 1 Exuaion 2 1 Toe atopey onthe pad caper 1 Reston aac asopy « Wass testers ~ hl the pulpit 1 Rec are “ 1 lero nd thr aig 2 Though ‘necopy’ x semantically che most accurate des cziption ofthe investigative diction of «dead bod the ‘word ‘auopy’is used 40 extensively that cher is now no ambiguity about its meaning, “The term postmortem examination isa common ate- ‘aive especially in Britain, wher its meaning is never doubt Unfortunate ese rom a lack of precion about the extent ofthe examination or in smn counties tnany bode are disposed of afer extemal examination ioe dn The forensic investigation of deaths was inoduced el til cay from the requirements ofthe judi pte. The ‘ate own forensic dictions ok place aly robs: iyi the mid of decir entry. at the Universi ‘Bologna. The fist one was scored by Wiliam of Salento, surgeon and a ther on the medical uly ther He ned fom 1210 0 1277 and in hit book Sey hemenoned a ee amined in about 1275. The pencils ofthe modern medicolegal ivestiaion wee developed bred on the codes of the sntcenth century Barone: the Bamberg Code in 1507, the Caroline Cove in 1582 and later the Thresan Code in 1769. The hospital or clic atopy beeame meaning fis afer the iredusion of movie concepts of pathogenesis of diseases by Carl von Rolkitansky (1804-1878) and cellular pathology by Ratt Virchow (1821-1902). Further development of medico- legal atopy has been grey influenced by the judicial 3 tem adopted the main emphasis in most countries being in the detection and investigation of iminal and other wnnar- trl or unexpected deaths AUTOPSY STANDARD: Discusion abou the quay ofthe uo sane ae a fehe inn ery The Aun See vet nde, in 194 pup very deed pra the pean of mela ut Sef quy onl ad quai amas ri ne indo podcion of ons it theron ears alice, Akg rior adnan a pecan hugeand the pce of POR i ed for sands in speci ebnion. Sa i em ements amen of caning tad ty ens eng Pe js The forensic autopsy venwally to some form ofacreditation of individuals and in chen met rete dina the metic ep. ce a Ben a ee eee shed oly gees onthe wy AH0SS aa ad a Tn) the Gener Asbo the etl Nase enone he Model Antopy Pest he Pe Nata The Farpean Cone of Lap Medsine TaD dhcumen Harmonic ofthe Perfomance of Mehta Lap Aap’ marae by the General et Tendon 195. The later document ened (Ant for he Par-Epean Coune of Earp — rrmndin No (9) 3:0 the Harmonisation of ‘pal py fl andi Expl Meranda Sea aloe hy the Commitee of Ministers in any 190s Append, p. 610). Alough the dos teatime y act has gl impli ho bone Counc of Europe member counties hve © pleat hae rcp in tr atonal legion. TYPES OF AUTOPSY ‘Though medical conventions and legal systems vary con- siderably from county to country, there ae generally «wo main pes of 24392 18 The inkl or academic antopsy i one in which the sme artcndancs with the concn of tlativeny neck to eam the extent of the disease for which they were ‘wating the deesedpaten. ln mos jurisdictions this ‘ype atopy should no be eld wo determine the aur ofthe fal dsease because if tht was unknown ‘othe physicians, the denth should have ben reported for medicolegal invecigation. ‘© The medico-tegal or forensic autopsy, which is ferfrmed onthe instructions ofthe eal authority ‘esponsibl for the investigation of sudden, suspicious, sbscur, unnatural, gous or eiminal dean This Jeg authoriy may be coroner 4 medial examine, procuratr Fs, magistrate, a judge, or the pice, the ‘psc varying considerably fom country to county. In most systems the permission of the relatives is not Fee he lel ivenigion wuld be fruserae if che objections of possi aS nee possibly guilty persons could In many jurisdictions the medico-egal autopsy i further subdivided into: ee hohe 1 thos hed on aparnlynon-

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