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Forensic science, medicine, and pathology

Year: 2020
Articles in SafetyLit: 51

A comparative study of conducted electrical weapon incapacitation during a goal-directed task

A review of causal inference in forensic medicine

A review of deadly accidents involving fireworks in Denmark

An alarming rise in the prevalence of deaths with methamphetamine involved in Tehran, Iran 2011-2018

An investigation of demographic and drug-use patterns in fentanyl and carfentanil deaths in Ontario

An unusual pattern of post-mortem injury caused by Australian fresh water yabbies (Cherax destructor)

An unusual patterned injury from homicidal craniocerebral impalement with a metal chair leg

Another suicide by sodium nitrite and multiple drugs: an alarming trend for "exit"?

Another umbrella murder? A rare case of Minamata disease

Assessment of neonaticide in the setting of concealed and denied pregnancies

Biological kinship in 750 year old human remains from Central Argentina with signs of interpersonal violence

Clinical forensic height measurements on injured people using a multi camera device for 3D documentation

Closed-head injuries followed by detached brain tissue in the external auditory canals

Complete decapitation in suicidal hanging - a case report and a review of the literature

Crucifixion misconceptions in medicine studies

Cysticercosis and suicide - an example from a forensic collection

Death in the Arctic - the tragic fate of members of the Franklin expedition (1845)

Death scene investigation and autopsy proceedings in identifying the victims of the terror attack on the Breitscheidplatz in Berlin 19th December 2016

Electrical weapons and rhabdomyolysis

Fatal craniofacial circular-saw-related injury: a rare case of accidental death

Fatal donkey bite in children: a case report

Fatal gas embolism in hospital: accident or suicide?

Fatal gyroplane crash

Fatal hemorrhage complicated with methamphetamine poisoning and its post-mortem CT features

Fatal mauling by tigers

Fatal poisoning by ingestion of a self-prepared oleander leaf infusion

Fatal α-PVP and amphetamine poisoning during a sauna and autoerotic practices

Fire exposure after lethal hypothermia

Hanging disguised as bondage: accidental or suicidal death?

Improved medical treatment could explain a decrease in homicides with a single stab wound

Incidence of the diagnosis of factitious disorders - nationwide comparison study between Germany and Norway

Infant suffocation while breastfeeding

Lesser availability of corrosive substances could decrease the rate of suicide attempts and corrosive attacks over time [Letter]

Noninvasive 7 tesla MRI of fatal craniocerebral gunshots - a glance into the future of radiologic wound ballistics

Patricide and overkill: a review of the literature and case report of a murder with Capgras delusion

Regarding "Lethal mesenteric perforation by osteophytes after blunt abdominal trauma"

Regarding "Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) facemask"

Seat belt asphyxia as a lethal mechanism in motor vehicle crashes

Sexual assault examination and COVID-19: risk reduction strategies in conducting forensic medical examinations of a suspected or confirmed COVID-19 positive patient in Melbourne hospital hot zones

Structural abnormalities in the human diaphragm in drowning and hanging deaths: preliminary results

Study of backspatter using high-speed video of experimental gunshots

Suffocation by massive blood aspiration due to intraoral gun-shot injury -the oldest museum specimen in the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Belgrade

Suicidal strangulation with a lashing belt

Suicidal tandem bullets to the heart with subsequent embolization - a case report

Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask

Swipe right: the emergence of dating-app facilitated sexual assault. A descriptive retrospective audit of forensic examination caseload in an Australian metropolitan service

The added value of postmortem magnetic resonance imaging in cases of hanging compared to postmortem computed tomography and autopsy

The deliberate killing of a sheep with a fire extinguisher: a case report and experimental reconstruction study

The manifestations of acid attacks (vitriolage or vitriolism)

The physiologic effects of a new generation conducted electrical weapon on human volunteers at rest

The role of restraint in fatal excited delirium: a research synthesis and pooled analysis