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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- © 2010 American Academy of Forensic Sciences
- ISSN
- 0022-1198
- eISSN
- 1556-4029
- DOI
- 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01277.x
- pmid
- 20141561
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Abstract: An understanding of the factors affecting decomposition is important for the accurate estimation of postmortem interval. An experimental study on the influence of penetrating trauma on decomposition rate was carried out using the domestic pig, Sus scrofa. The results of this study were: (i) Diptera were preferentially attracted to and oviposited at natural orifices. Trauma sites were not preferentially selected for oviposition; (ii) no differences between trauma and non‐trauma groups were found in time to skeletonization, weight loss (p = 0.906), total body score (p = 0.824), body temperature (p = 0.967), or changes in soil pH (p = 0.684); and (iii) the effect of investigator disturbance was significant when decomposition was measured as weight loss (p = 0.000). This study suggests that penetrating trauma of the type used in this study cannot be considered a major factor in the rate of decomposition and time to skeletonization of a gunshot trauma victim.
Journal
Journal of Forensic Sciences – Wiley
Published: Mar 1, 2010