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Stefan Potente1, Victoria Hanser2, Sara Heinbuch2
1Department of Legal Medicine, University of Saarland Medical School, Homburg/Saar, Germany. stefan.potente@uni-saarland.de.
International Journal of Legal Medicine
|February 20, 2024
Summary
Hypothermia complicates forensic time of death estimation. While low body temperature can be detected, adapting standard equations for hypothermic cases is unreliable and should be avoided in forensic investigations.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Science
- Pathology
- Toxicology
Background:
- Temperature-based forensic time since death estimation is challenged by hyperthermia and hypothermia.
- Hypothermia can be associated with exposure or sepsis, which is relevant in forensic contexts.
- Sepsis can present with hypothermia, complicating postmortem interval assessments.
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