Autopsy

Kursk regional Bureau of Medico-legal examinations

Forensic medicine department of the Kursk State Medical University

Kursk town, Salovaja street 42-a

REPORT № ________of the medico-legal autopsy

Autopsy date: “______” ________________ 200____ year from _________ till ________ hrs

According to decree of ___________________________________________________________

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at the morgue of Kursk regional Bureau of Medico-legal examinations

Forensic medical examiner:

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are performed the Medic-legal autopsy of:

Name:_______________________________________________________________________

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Sex: male/female

Date of born_____________________ Age: _________ years old.

The students of group _____ medical faculty of the KSMU were attended during the autopsy

The known plot of case___________________________________________________________

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After autopsy we must answer on following questions:1. What is a cause of death?2. Are any injuries present?3. What is a time of death?

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DATA OF EXTERNAL EXAMINATION:

Dress and other wearing apparels: __________________________________________________

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Body’s length ___________ cm.;

Build, constitution_______________________________________________________________

Scalp hair (color, length) _________________________________________________________

Condition of the eyes: closed / opened; Corneas: hazy / clear

Iris _____________________________ (color);

Condition of the pupils: shape:__________________ size _____________________cm.

Conjunctivas: __________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________

Nose ________________________________________________________________________ Mouth: closed / opened; Teeth: ___________________________________________________ Right Left

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 upper jaw________________________________________

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 lower jaw

Position of the tongue: ___________________________________________________________

Neck: ________________________________________________________________________

Thorax: _______________________________________________________________________

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Female breasts: ________________________________________________________________

Abdomen: _____________________________________________________________________

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Genitalia: _____________________________________________________________________

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Extremities: __________________________________________________________________

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Post mortem changes:

Time of the reaction of the pupil to atropine (pilocarpine) ________________________ min/sec.

Reaction of the muscles to mechanical stimuli ________________________________________

Cooling of the body: on the surface of skin __________________________________________

Temperature in rectum: ___________________________° C.

State and distribution of the rigor mortis: ____________________________________________

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State and distribution of the livores mortis: situated at__________________________________

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colour:________________________________________________________________________

Changes after pressure:__________________________________________________________

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State and distribution of the putrefaction: ____________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________________________Blood, mud or other stains on the surface of body: _____________________________________

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External injuries (site, type, shape, size and peculiar properties): __________________________

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Additional notes: _______________________________________________________________

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DATA OF INTERNAL EXAMINATION:

Thoracic cavity_________________________________________________________________

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Tongue: ______________________________________________________________________

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Larynx: Mucosa membrane ______________________________________________________

Cartilages _____________________________________________________________

Hyoide bone ___________________________________________________________

Trachea _______________________________________________________________________

Major bronchi _________________________________________________________________

Oesophagus ___________________________________________________________________

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Lungs: _______________________________________________________________________

Left: ___________________________________________________________________

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Right: __________________________________________________________________

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Heart _________________________________________________________________________

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Size: ______× ________×________ cm; Weight ______________g.

Thickness of the wall of left ventricle ______cm; of right ventricle ______cm5

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Coronary arteries _______________________________________________________________

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Aorta: ________________________________________________________________________

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Ribs: _________________________________________________________________________

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Abdominal cavity _______________________________________________________________

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Stomach ______________________________________________________________________

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Small intestine _________________________________________________________________

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Large intestine _________________________________________________________________

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Liver _________________________________________________________________________

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Size: _______× ________×_______×_______ cm; Weight: ______________g.

Gall bladder ___________________________________________________________________

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Spleen: _______________________________________________________________________

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Size: ______× ________×________ cm; Weight ______________g.

Pancreas: _____________________________________________________________________

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Size: ______× ________×________ cm; Weight ______________g.

Kidneys: ______________________________________________________________________

Left: ___________________________________________________________________

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Size: ______× ________×________ cm; Weight ______________g.

Right: __________________________________________________________________

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Size: ______× ________×________ cm; Weight ______________g.

Urinary bladder: ________________________________________________________________

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The head:

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Skull: __________________________________________________________________

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Brain: __________________________________________________________________

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Brain vessels: ___________________________________________________________

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Additional notes: _______________________________________________________________

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Forensic medical examiner: _____________________________________8

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DATA OF LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS:

1. Chemical examination: ________________________________________________________

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2. Microscopic examination _______________________________________________________

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Biological examination __________________________________________________________

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CONCLUSION:

Cause of death: _________________________________________________________________

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Injuries: ______________________________________________________________________

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Time of death: _________________________________________________________________

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Forensic medical examiner: _____________________________________

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Appendix № 1

SCHEMATIC PICTURE OF INJURIES, WHICH ARE FOUNDED ON THE BODY

- abrasions- bruises- wounds

Forensic medical examiner: _____________________________________

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