A Usability Analysis of the Autopsy Forensic Browser

Comparison of Pulmonary Thromboembolism Before and After the Autopsy in Patients With Trauma

Background and objectives: it is well established that pulmonary thromboembolism is frequent in patients with trauma, in this study we compared pulmonary thromboembolism before and after the autopsy in patients with trauma Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the patients being referred to three of teaching hospitals of Tehran from March 2015 to March ...

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Heroin Body Packer’s Death in Shiraz, Iran; a Case Report and Literature Review

Background: Intra-corporeal concealment of illicit drugs known as ‘body packing’ is uncommonly reported. These drugs mainly comprise opium, heroin, cocaine, 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (ecstasy), amphetamines, and marijuana or hashish. Body packers may also be called swallowers, internal carriers, couriers or mules.  Although this practice is not new, its medical complications have alway...

Pathologic Lesions of Liver, Kidney and Lung in the Autopsy of 100 Mustard Gas-Exposed Iranian War Veterans

Background & Objectives: Respiratory, central nervous system, and skin complications of mustard gas toxicity have previously been studied; however, the liver and kidney side effects due to this intoxication have not been fully noted. We aimed to evaluate the frequency of liver, kidney and lung lesions in mustard gas-exposed Iranian veterans who had been exposed to the toxin almost 2 decades bef...

Drug Related Deaths in Tehran, Iran: Toxicological, Death and Crime Scene Investigations

Background: To determine the role of drugs in fatal overdose, analyses were done on samples obtained from autopsy examination and death and crime scene investigations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of toxicology analyses of postmortem biological and non-biological samples belonging to a subject in determining the forensic cause of death. Methods: Toxicological analysi...