Rutty Guy N
Forensic Pathology Unit, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building Leicester Royal Infirmary, LE2 7LX, Leicester, United Kingdom,
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2005 Mar;1(1):41-51. doi: 10.1385/FSMP:1:1:041.
In this first paper of two, two experimental models are used to revisit and expand upon the question as to whether a temperature can be recorded from the external auditory canal (EAC) and used to estimate a time since death using the largest data series for this site to date. The behaviour of the temperature within the EAC after death is investigated and compared to that of the rectum. The temperatures are then applied to previously published algorithms to estimate the time since death. The choice of thermometer and the algorithm to be used are considered as well as why the time since death will be overestimated if consideration is not given to the differences between the rectal and EAC temperature in life or after death.
在这两篇系列论文的第一篇中，我们使用了两个实验模型来重新审视并拓展一个问题，即能否从外耳道（EAC）记录温度，并利用该部位迄今为止最大的数据集来估计死亡时间。我们研究了死后外耳道内温度的变化情况，并与直肠温度进行了比较。然后将这些温度应用于先前发表的算法，以估计死亡时间。我们还考虑了温度计的选择以及所使用的算法，以及如果不考虑生前或死后直肠温度与外耳道温度之间的差异，为何会高估死亡时间。
