Byard Roger W, Gilbert John D, Kostakis Chris, Heath Karen J
Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
J Forensic Sci. 2012 Jul;57(4):969-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2012.02083.x. Epub 2012 Feb 6.
The deaths of 10 bushfire (brushfire) victims (aged 2-59 years; M/F 1:1) from the files of Forensic Science SA in Adelaide, South Australia, over an 8-year period (January 2002 to December 2009) are reported. Nine of the victims were found in or near motor vehicles. Death was attributed to incineration (N = 5), trauma from bushfire-related vehicle crashes (N = 2), inhalation of products of combustion with hyperthermia (N = 1), inhalation of products of combustion (N = 1), and undetermined (N = 1). Death scenes covered large areas and involved many victims. Loss of infrastructure and closure of local roads owing to debris limited access and made the finding of bodies difficult. Bodies in such fires may be exposed to the damaging effects of weather and animal predation. Heat damage hindered pathological assessment with resultant delays in identification. Assessment of antemortem injuries and determination of causes of death were also complicated by the condition of some of the bodies.
报告了南澳大利亚阿德莱德法医科学局档案中8年期间（2002年1月至2009年12月）10名丛林火灾受害者（年龄2至59岁；男女比例1:1）的死亡情况。其中9名受害者在机动车内或附近被发现。死亡原因包括焚烧（5例）、与丛林火灾相关的车辆碰撞导致的创伤（2例）、吸入燃烧产物并伴有体温过高（1例）、吸入燃烧产物（1例）以及死因不明（1例）。死亡现场范围广阔，涉及众多受害者。由于残骸导致基础设施受损和当地道路封闭，限制了进入，使得尸体的搜寻工作困难重重。此类火灾中的尸体可能会受到天气和动物捕食的破坏影响。热损伤阻碍了病理评估，导致身份鉴定延迟。一些尸体的状况也使生前损伤评估和死因确定变得复杂。
