Antemortem

Aurelia Collados Ros 1, Stefano Bacci 2, Aurelio Luna 1 and Isabel Legaz 1 * • 1Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute (IMIB), Regional Campus of International Excellence “Campus Mare Nostrum”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain • 2Department of Biology, Research Unit of Histology and Embriology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy Background: In forensic autopsies, examining the wounds is one of the most critical aspects to clarify the causal relationship between the cause of death and the wounds observed on the corpse. However, on many occasions, it is difficult to differentiate antemortem injuries from post-mortem injuries, mainly when they occur very close to the moment of death. At present, various studies try to find biomarkers and clarify the molecular mechanisms involved in a wound due to the high variability of conditions in which they occur, thus being one of the most challenging problems in forensic pathology. This review aimed to study the omics data to determine the main lines of investigation emerging in the diagnosis of vital injuries, time of appearance, estimation of the age and vitality of the wound, and its possible contributions to the forensic field. Methods: A systematic review of the human wound concerning forensic science was carried out by following PRISMA guidelines. Results: This study sheds light on the role of omics research during the process of wounding, identifying different cytokin...

Table of Contents • • • • • • What are the differences between antemortem Perimortem and postmortem? Injuries to bone can occur in life (antemortem), at or near the time of death (perimortem), or after death (postmortem) when all that remains of the body is the skeleton. Who differentiated ante mortem injuries from post-mortem injuries? 98. Fatteh A. (1966) Distinction between ante-mortem and post-mortem wounds. What is the difference between a postmortem and an autopsy? A post-mortem examination, also known as an autopsy, is the examination of a body after death. The aim of a post-mortem is to determine the cause of death. Post-mortems provide useful information about how, when and why someone died. They enable pathologists to obtain a better understanding of how diseases spread. What is antemortem injury? Antemortem trauma refers to an alteration produced before an individual’s death that. displays evidence of osteogenic reaction. Features that may indicate antemortem trauma. include: ▪ Evidence of healing or healed fractures. READ: Why does the Navy call civilians Tigers? How do you identify antemortem trauma? Ante-mortem trauma Injuries can be identified as ante-mortem if they show signs of healing, either partial or complete. After one to two weeks, signs of healing will be visible at the fracture edge. Some key features of ante-mortem trauma are: Injuries show some signs of healing, either partial or complete. What is antemortem in forensics? Antemortem injuries are ...