Research Progress on Estimation of Postmortem Submersion Interval.
10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2020.06.010
- Author:
Hui Ya YUAN
1
;
Rui ZHAO
1
;
Li Na GAO
1
;
En Yu XU
1
;
Lin Lin WANG
1
;
Da Wei GUAN
1
;
Jun Ting LIU
1
Author Information
1. School of Forensic Medicine, China Medical University, Shenyang 110122, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
forensic pathology;
cadaver;
drowning;
postmortem submersion interval;
review
- MeSH:
Animals;
Autopsy;
Cadaver;
Forensic Medicine;
Immersion;
Postmortem Changes
- From:
Journal of Forensic Medicine
2020;36(6):801-806
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Postmortem interval （PMI） estimation is one of the most important and difficult academic tasks in forensic sciences. Due to the influence of the corpse itself and the water environment, corpses in water have unique corruption phenomenon and laws. Based on the experience of traditional PMI studies of corpses on land, forensic practitioners across the world have proposed a variety of practical methods for estimating postmortem submersion interval （PMSI）. This paper summarizes the literatures related to PMSI in recent years, and introduces methods to infer PMSI according to the phenomenon of corpses, the development of insects, the succession pattern of aquatic organisms, and the changes of other physical and chemical indexes of corpses, in order to provide some reference for the study of PMSI of corpses in water.
