Terrorist explosive belt attacks: specific patterns of bone traumas.
Anthropology
Blast injuries
Bone traumas
Forensic medicine
Suicide bombing
Journal
International journal of legal medicine
ISSN: 1437-1596
Titre abrégé: Int J Legal Med
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 9101456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Historique:
received:
21
03
2018
accepted:
26
11
2018
pubmed:
1
12
2018
medline:
4
4
2019
entrez:
1
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In cases of terrorist bomb attacks, the issue of victim identification is the principal aim. For investigators and justice, terrorists must also be identified in a timely manner. The fragmentation of bodies caused by explosive devices however makes this operation difficult. The cases presented correspond to six autopsies of perpetrators carrying explosives. Their explosive belts produced different body sections on areas correlated with the location on the body of carrying explosive charges. Indeed, cross-sectional areas are the signature of the level of explosive devices on the body, and some fracture features through the damage of certain areas of constitutional weaknesses are specific elements to consider. These elements can allow a quick distinction between victims and terrorists, in order to assist in the medico-legal process of identification.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30498903
doi: 10.1007/s00414-018-1977-3
pii: 10.1007/s00414-018-1977-3
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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