Postmortem Specimens

Dimitri Gerostamoulos; Jennifer Schumann

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-823677-2.00276-2

Postmortem Specimens

Dimitri Gerostamoulos, Jennifer Schumann

Department of Forensic Medicine

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Abstract

The article describes the different types of postmortem specimens available from the human body, their collection, and labeling. The potential value of each specimen for the purposes of interpretation is outlined, as well as the disadvantages of each.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Forensic Sciences
Editors	Max M. Houck
Place of Publication	Amsterdam Netherlands
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	246-253
Number of pages	8
Volume	4
Edition	3rd
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128236789
ISBN (Print)	9780128236772
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823677-2.00276-2
Publication status	Published - 2023

Keywords

Antemortem
Bile
Blood
Bone
Cerebrospinal fluid
Chain of custody
Collection site
Containers
Embalming
Gastric
Hair
Heart
Labeling
Liver
Lung
Maggots
Muscle
Nail
Pericardial
Plasma
Pleural
Postmortem
Preservative
Putrefaction
Serum
Spleen
Urine
Vitreous humor

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