Pathak P R
Department of Forensic Medicine, RMC Loni 413736.
J Indian Med Assoc. 2002 Dec;100(12):700-2.
Importance of determination of time since death is very important for the investigating agencies, autopsy surgeons and legal authorities in criminal cases or when a foul play is suspected behind a death. There are many variabilities and probabilities in determination process but the following points are to be read and analysed carefully so that it can be easier to ascertain the time since death: History and circumstances of death; somatic and molecular signs of death; emptying time of stomach and state of digestion of food in the stomach; biochemical investigations, etc. The individual points are narrated in a nutshell in this article.
确定死亡时间对于刑事案件中的调查机构、验尸外科医生和法律当局，或者在怀疑死亡背后存在恶意行为时非常重要。在确定过程中有许多可变因素和可能性，但以下要点需仔细阅读和分析，以便更轻松地确定死亡时间：死亡的历史和情况；死亡的躯体和分子迹象；胃排空时间及胃内食物消化状态；生化检查等。本文将对各个要点进行简要叙述。
