1.Recommendation of the Guideline for Postmortem Inspection at Scene on Forensic Aspects.
Sang Yong LEE ; Seok Hoon JEON ; Jang Hee KIM ; Joong Seok SEO
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2004;28(2):14-22
Postmortem body inspection at scene and examination of the scene of death are very important in determination of the suspected cause of death, manner of death and interpretation of events leading death, nature of injuries, time of death etc. Actually these works must be performed by well-experienced forensic pathologists. And forensic pathologists should visit the scene of death before the body is removed. In Korea, attendance at scene of death by forensic pathologists is not performed effectively due to low faculty of forensic pathologists and the problem of medicolegal investigation system. But we try to overcome these problems and begin to the work of postmortem body inspection at scene and examination of the scene of body in area of Daejeon Metropolitan city since March, 2003. In this report we recommend the guideline for postmortem body inspection at scene on forensic aspects. We believe that sharing the experience and knowledge about scene investigation including postmortem body inspection at scene and examination of the scene of death is very important to improve and change the environment of medicolegal investigation system in the future.
Cause of Death
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Korea
2.Successful Treatment of Organ Malperfusion Caused by Acute Aortic Dissection: Report of 4 cases.
Jihoon YOU ; Kay Hyun PARK ; Pyo Won PARK ; Young Tak LEE ; Tae Gook JUN ; Kiick SUNG ; Joon Seok PARK
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2003;36(3):194-201
Malperfusion of major organs which frequently accompanies acute aortic dissection is one of the major causes of death. Malperfusion does not only develop before surgery, but also during or after surgery in various manifestations according to the aortic branches involved. Expeditious diagnostic and therapeutic measures based on high degree of clinical suspicion are mandatory for successful treatment. The authors report four cases of acute aortic dissection accompanied by malperfusion of various organs that were successfully treated.
Aneurysm
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Cause of Death
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Perfusion
3.Stroke Becomes the 3rd Important Cause of Death in Korea; Is It a Time to Toast?.
Journal of Stroke 2014;16(2):55-56
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Korea
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Stroke*
4.Some observations about the causes of death due to skull traumata at Saint Paul Hospital in the years 1998-1999
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):20-22
A total of 1,144 cases of skull traumata were treated (vs. 410 cases in 1966). Retrospective survey showed mortality rate was 75.9% in male subjects (66), and was 24.1% in female (21). 69% was patients with aged from 20 to 60 and 25.3% above 60 years. Travelling incidence was the main causes of death, which made up 87,3% of fatal cases. The majority of admitted cases had respiratory disturbance. Assisted injuries were very severe which caused the death in early 6 hours and the death occurred in 50% of fatal cases during 3 first day after the admission
Skull
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Cause of Death
5.Causes of death in the civilian patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome(HFRS).
Jung Sang LEE ; Jin Suk HAN ; Yon Su KIM ; Woo Seong HUH ; Hyung Jin YOON ; Curie AHN ; Suhng Hwon KIM
Korean Journal of Nephrology 1993;12(3):280-285
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Fever*
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Humans
6.Avoidable' causes of death in Korea 1982-1991.
Korean Journal of Epidemiology 1993;15(2):160-172
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Korea*
7.The Discrepancy of the Cause and Manner of Death between Death Certificates and Autopsy Reports.
Hyeong Geon KIM ; Jeong Woo PARK ; Whee Yeol CHO ; Jun Hee SEO ; Cheol Ho CHOI ; Joo Young NA
Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2014;38(4):139-144
Both death certificates and postmortem examination certificates are used as proof of death. These certificates sometimes contain erroneous information but how frequently they do so is unknown. In particular, only a few studies have measured the accuracy of the cause and manner of death on Korea death documents. In this study, we compared the cause and manner of death on both kinds of certificates with those on autopsy reports to determine the frequency of errors, and to identify way to improve the accuracy of these certificates. In 2012, 528 autopsies were requested of out institute, and certificates were submitted in 241 of the cases. The manner of death was classified as natural, unnatural, or unknown. The cause of death in the autopsy report matched that on the death certificate in 37 of 63 cases (58.7%), and the manner of death matched in 40 of 63 cases (63.5%). The cause of death in the autopsy report matched that on the postmortem examination certificate in 62 of 178 cases (34.8%), and the manner of death matched in 74 of 178 cases (41.6%). Death certificates and postmortem examination certificates are important documents. We identified many incorrect reports of causes and manners of death on both kinds of documents, especially the postmortem death certificates. These inaccuracies are presumably due to a lack of forensic information and education, as well as lack of interest on the part of medical doctors.
Autopsy*
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Cause of Death
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Death Certificates*
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Education
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Korea
8.Strategy of the Causes of Death of Dependents.
Da ZHENG ; Shuang Bo TANG ; Wei Quan YE ; Shui Ping LIU ; Zhao Hui LI ; Xiao Shan LIU ; Li QUAN ; Bin LUO ; Jian Ding CHENG
Journal of Forensic Medicine 2019;35(3):285-288
Objective To discuss the methods and strategies to identify the causes of dependents' deaths, as well as provide the experiences that can be used for reference and scientific basis for the forensic identification of the potentially growing deaths of the same kind in the future. Methods The 13 cases concerning death of dependents accepted by Sun Yat-sen University Forensic Center were collected, and the basic information of the dependents were statistically described. The nutritional status, environmental condition and medical care condition were evaluated according to dietary energy, living space, environment and medical treatment condition. Results Among the 13 dependents, there were 11 males and 2 females, with the oldest 74 and the youngest 9 and dwelling time was from 0.4 to 5.6 years. Forensic pathological examination showed that 13 dependents had infectious diseases and 11 were severely dystrophic. There were no fatal mechanical injuries or poisoning in dependents. Molecular pathological screening of 4 cases revealed no pathogenic variants of sudden death susceptible genes. The poor status of the diet, nutrition, living environment and medical care of these dependents were discovered. The direct cause of death of all 13 dependents was identified to be disease. The lack of nutrition, poor living environment and lack of medical care were thought to play a dominant role in causing the deaths of 12 dependants. Conclusion The death identification should follow the judicial procedure. In identification of the causes of death and analysis of the proportion of the affecting factors resulting in death, all factors, including nutrition,environment, medical care, injury and diseases, need to be considered.
Cause of Death
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Death, Sudden
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Female
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Humans
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Male
9.Causes of death after kidney transplantation, 1979 to 1991.
Hong Rae CHO ; Soon Il KIM ; Yong Shin KIM ; Ku Yong CHUNG ; Ho Yung LEE ; Dae Suk HAN ; Yu Seun KIM ; Kiil PARK
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation 1992;6(1):31-38
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Kidney*
10.Causes of death after kidney transplantation, 1979 to 1991.
Suck Woo SON ; Yu Seun KIM ; Chang Kwon OH ; Hong Rae CHO ; Yong Shin KIM ; Ki Il PARK
Journal of the Korean Surgical Society 1993;45(4):567-573
No abstract available.
Cause of Death*
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Kidney Transplantation*
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Kidney*