Study of Early Postmortem Changes in Skin for Estimation of Postmortem Interval at PIMS, Loni

Authors

  • U Gonnade Director, Medico-Legal Institute, Chhattisgarh and Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Forensic medicine & Toxicology, Pt. J.N.M.Medical College, Raipur (C.G.)
  • K D Chavan Registrar, Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik, Maharashtra

Keywords:

Postmortem Examination, Postmortem Interval, Early postmortem changes decrease

Abstract

The primary task of medico-legal death examination is the reliable estimation of the time since  death, on the basis of postmortem changes, under influence of different factors. Elasticity,  transparency, softness, luster, moistness were the features of skin tested in study. In all the 66 cases,  skin did not show luster, elasticity, transparency, moistness or softness after death, between 3 to 24  hours of postmortem interval, in relation to age, sex, body mass index, built, season, minimum to  maximum temperature, humidity, cause, mode and manner of death factor. The dead body showed  loss of elasticity and transparency, dullness, lusterless, hardness and dryness of skin between 3 to 24  hours postmortem interval in relation to various external and internal factors. 

Published

2019-01-03

Issue

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2018): Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine (Oct-Dec) 2018

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Study of Early Postmortem Changes in Skin for Estimation of Postmortem Interval at PIMS, Loni . (2019). Journal of Indian Academy of Forensic Medicine, 40(4), 396–400. Retrieved from https://acspublisher.com/journals/index.php/jiafm/article/view/7796