Open AccessEstablishment of accurate criteria for diagnosis of the time since death in forensic medical practice
Author(s) -
I. H. Savka,
N. M. Kozan,
Oleksandr Dunaiev,
Igor Oliynyk
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sudovo-medična ekspertiza
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2707-8728
pISSN - 2218-838X
DOI - 10.24061/2707-8728.1.2021.3
Subject(s) - objectivity (philosophy) , relevance (law) , forensic science , expert opinion , time of death , work (physics) , medical practice , computer science , engineering ethics , medicine , medical emergency , law , medical education , engineering , intensive care medicine , political science , epistemology , mechanical engineering , philosophy , veterinary medicine
Over the course of technological development, it is recommended to use more and more new modern methods to assess the time since death. However, most of them have practical limitations or show insufficient results that could ensure the most accurate assessment of the time since death in forensic medical practice.
Aim of the work. To review modern scientific articles on the problem of establishing the time since death, to identify the most promising areas of work that can potentially be used in the daily work of practitioners.
Conclusions. The analysis of scientific literature shows the relevance of the search and development of new modern methods of assessment of time since death, which could provide scientific validity, specificity and objectivity of the expert opinion.