Relationship between Water Temperature and Floating Time of Aquatic Cadavers.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2021.411019
- Author:
Xu LI
1
;
Ya-Ping ZHOU
1
;
Shu-Wen HE
1
;
Bin LIN
1
Author Information
1. Marine Branch of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau, Guangzhou 510235, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
corpse floating time;
drowning;
floating corpse;
forensic pathology;
water temperature
- MeSH:
Animals;
Cadaver;
Drowning;
Guinea Pigs;
Postmortem Changes;
Rivers;
Temperature;
Water
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2022;38(1):82-85
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES:To study the relationship between water temperature and floating time of aquatic cadavers, providing a reference for more precise positioning and searching for floating corpses.
METHODS:The floating model of guinea pig after drowning at 17-30 ℃ was established, and the floating times of carcasses were recorded. The collected data of 32 floating corpse cases in the Pearl River were sorted out and analyzed according to the floating time of corpses corresponding to each degree of water temperature. The relationship models between water temperature and the floating time of guinea pig carcass, and between that and the floating time of real cases were established.
RESULTS:The floating time of the cadaver was negatively correlated with water temperature. The power function fitting equation of the relationship between floating time and water temperature of guinea pig carcass was y=1×1015x-10.530(R2=0.871, P<0.01), and the power function fitting equation of the relationship between corpse floating time and water temperature was y=3×106x-3.467(R2=0.802, P<0.01).
CONCLUSIONS:It is found that average floating cadaver time has a power function with water temperature, which provides a reference for locating floating cadavers and establishing search models.
