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AUTOPSY
• Most important on pilot, co-pilot, and any other crew members actively involved in operation of the aircraft
• Ideally, all fatally injured aircraft occupants should have autopsies
POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION
• Radiological Studies
• Autopsy
• Toxicological Studies
• Laboratory Studies
• Special Ancillary Studies
AUTOPSY
• Radiological Studies (full body):- Clothed with gear
- Hands and feet
- Head and neck
Note: Re-x-ray as needed
• Conduct on dressed remains– Can usually do within body bags
• Permanent documentation of the skeletal injuries– Extremities usually not dissected
X-Rays
X-rays
•Demonstrate morphology of fractures, which indicates mechanism– Direct blow– Compressive forces– Tension forces– Torsion
• injuries with photography with clothing and equipment as recovered from mishap site
• Repeat photography after clothing and equipment removed
• Documentation of all injuries, not just fatal Complete documentation of external
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
EXTERNAL EXAMINATION
• Positive and pertinent negative findings should be documented
• Prudent to use redundancy in documenting body and scene– Photographs– Diagrams– Videos
INTERNAL EXAMINATION
•Chest, abdominal and cranial cavities and organs–Document injuries–Document natural disease
Soft Tissue Dissection..
• Dissection of soft tissue associated with superficial wounds to document degree of underlying hemorrhage or reveal occult hemorrhage
• Posterior neck and lower back– Follow by laminectomy if indicated