Review and Prospect of Diagnosis of Drowning Deaths in Water.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2021.410625
- Author:
Chao LIU
1
;
Bin CONG
2
Author Information
1. Guangzhou Forensic Science Institute & Key Laboratory of Forensic Pathology, Ministry of Public Security, Guangzhou 510442, China.
2. Hebei Key Laboratory of Forensic Medicine, College of Forensic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050011, China.
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
cause of death;
drowning;
drowning individual in water;
drowning site inference;
forensic pathology;
postmortem submersion interval;
review
- MeSH:
Artificial Intelligence;
Diatoms;
Drowning/diagnosis*;
Forensic Pathology;
Humans;
Lung;
Water
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2022;38(1):3-13
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Drowning is the death caused by asphyxiation due to fluid blocking the airway. In the practice of forensic medicine, it is the key to determine whether the corpse was drowned or entered the water after death. At the same time, the drowning site inference and postmortem submersion interval (PMSI) play an important role in the investigating the identity of the deceased, narrowing the investigation scope, and solving the case. Based on diatoms testing, molecular biology, imaging and artificial intelligence and other technologies, domestic and foreign forensic scientists have done relative research in the identification of the cause of death, drowning site inference and PMSI, and achieved certain results in forensic medicine application. In order to provide a reference for future study of bodies in the water, this paper summarizes the above research contents.
