Forensic medical examination of the corpse of adults and newborns

Abstract

To begin with, one needs to know what is a forensic examination, and how it is used to examine and give information about the dead corpse of whoever it maybe, adults or newborns. So, a forensic examination is nothing but a pathology that pivots on governing the cause of death by examining a corpse. A post mortem examination is usually performed by a medical examiner, also called as a forensic pathologist, especially during the investigation of criminal law cases and civil law cases in some jurisdictions. Coroners, who are public officials who investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexplained and then, medical examiners are also habitually asked to confirm the identity of the remains. Hence forth, in this article, we will deeply focus on what is a forensic medical examination, how is it performed, who performs the autopsy, the steps of a forensic autopsy, the key points about the post-mortem changes in a corpse, the purpose of a forensic autopsy, what does it reveal, and its importance in the identification of the crime scene’s suspect etc.