Volume 14, Issue 4, December 2018

In this issue (27 articles)

1. Editorial

   Lethal hypothermia – a sometimes elusive diagnosis

   Roger W. Byard, Fiona M. Bright Pages 421-423

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2. 

   Original Article

   Rhabdomyolysis observed at forensic autopsy: a series of 52 cases

   Hsuan-Yun Hu, Shyh-Yuh Wei, Chih-Hsin Pan Pages 424-431

3. 

   Original Article

   Use of XRD and SEM/EDX to predict age and sex from fire-affected dental remains

   Megan L. Pate, María-Paz Aguilar-Caballos… Pages 432-441

4. 

   Original Article

   Safe drugs in drug facilitated crimes and acute intoxications in Northern Italy

   Guido Pelletti, Marco Garagnani… Pages 442-449

5. 

   Original Article

   Sex determination with morphological characteristics of the skull by using 3D modeling techniques in computerized tomography

   Ayse Kurtulus Dereli, Volkan Zeybek… Pages 450-459

6. Original Article

   A review of the diversity in taxonomy, definitions, scope, and roles in forensic medicine: implications for evidence-based practice

   Putri Dianita Ika Meilia, Michael D. Freeman… Pages 460-468

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7. 

   Original Article

   The detection and identification of saliva in forensic samples by RT-LAMP

   Li-Chin Tsai, Chih-Wen Su, James Chun-I Lee… Pages 469-477

8. 

   Original Article

   Electrical weapons and excited delirium: shocks, stress, and serum serotonin

   Mark W. Kroll, Stacey L. Hail, Ryan M. Kroll… Pages 478-483

9. 

   Original Article

   Death by hanging: a retrospective case-control investigation of the intervertebral disc vacuum phenomenon on PMCT

   Vasiliki Chatzaraki, Carlo Tappero… Pages 484-496

10. 

    Original Article

    The pitfalls of per se thresholds in accurately identifying acute cannabis intoxication at autopsy

    Mary K. Schwerdt, James R. Gill Pages 497-502

11. 

    Original Article

    The assessment of airbag deployment and seatbelt use in preventing facial injuries

    Miroljub Todorovic, Batric Vukcevic… Pages 503-508

12. 

    Original Article

    The characteristics of all-terrain vehicle (ATV)-related deaths: A forensic autopsy data-based study

    Peter T. Lin, Melissa M. Blessing Pages 509-514

13. 

    Original Article

    Chest compression-associated injuries in cardiac arrest patients treated with manual chest compressions versus automated chest compression devices (LUCAS II) – a forensic autopsy-based comparison

    Benjamin Ondruschka, Christina Baier… Pages 515-525

14. Case Report

    Fatal gunshot injuries in the common buzzard Buteo buteo L. 1758 – imaging and ballistic findings

    Filip Pankowski, Grzegorz Bogiel… Pages 526-530

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15. 

    Case Report

    Another fatal case related to the recreational abuse of U-47700

    Nadine Strehmel, Denise Dümpelmann… Pages 531-535

16. 

    Case Report

    Delayed rupture of a vertebral artery laceration: a case report and challenges for the forensic pathologist

    Daniel S. Smyk, Jayantha C. Herath Pages 536-540

17. 

    Commentary

    The Swedish Agency for health technology-report about traumatic shaking: much ado about nothing?

    Robert A. C. Bilo Pages 541-544

18. 

    Images in Forensics

    Double-chambered left ventricle – a “heart within a heart”

    John D. Gilbert, Roger W. Byard Pages 545-547

19. 

    Images in Forensics

    Idiopathic bladder rupture

    Thu Nguyen, Joseph A. Prahlow Pages 548-550

20. 

    Images in Forensics

    Occult cardiac lymphoma and sudden death

    Kelly Olds, Karen Heath, John Miliauskas… Pages 551-554