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Innovations and New Aspects in Forensic Practice
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Innovations and New Aspects in Forensic Practice

A special issue of Forensic Sciences (ISSN 2673-6756).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2024 | Viewed by 916

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Rosario Barranco

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Department of Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Genova, 16132 Genova, Italy
Interests: forensic medicine; forensic pathology; histopathology; legal medicine; autopsy; forensic toxicology; medical liability; sudden cardiac death
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Dr. Simone Grassi

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Section of Forensic Medical Sciences, Health Sciences Department, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
Interests: legal medicine; medical malpractice claims; medical liability; risk management; patient safety

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Forensic sciences are continuously updated in many research fields. In recent years, notable advances in histopathology and genetics have been made. Nowadays, forensic practice requires a multidisciplinary approach requiring expertise in forensic pathology, histopathology, genetics, toxicology, forensic radiology and anthropology. In some forensic fields, forensic psychopathology skills are necessary.

In this special issue we want to discuss and collect the innovations and updates of forensic science that can help and improve the conduct of daily practice.

In this way, given the importance of the topic, this special issue aims to collect original article, case report, review, technical note, perspective articles, communication, brief report in all forensic and medico-legal fields.

Dr. Rosario Barranco
Dr. Simone Grassi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at mdpi.longhoe.net by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Forensic Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • forensic pathology
  • legal medicine
  • histopathology
  • forensic genetics
  • molecular autopsy
  • forensic toxicology
  • anthropology
  • forensic psychopathology

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Phosgene Inhalation in Fire-Related Deaths: A Case Report of Two Lovers Burnt in a Travelling Carousel
by Enrica Callegari, Enrico Mazzobel, Silvano Zancaner, Paolo Fais, Guido Viel and Giovanni Cecchetto
Forensic Sci. 2024, 4(3), 257-263; https://doi.org/10.3390/forensicsci4030018 - 26 Jun 2024
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Fire deaths present several diagnostic challenges for the forensic examiner, the most significant of which is the identification of the cause of death and the evaluation of the morphological consequences of heat injuries in the ante-mortem and post-mortem periods. Here, we describe the [...] Read more.
Fire deaths present several diagnostic challenges for the forensic examiner, the most significant of which is the identification of the cause of death and the evaluation of the morphological consequences of heat injuries in the ante-mortem and post-mortem periods. Here, we describe the case of two young lovers found dead inside a travelling carousel destroyed by a fire. Circumstantial evidence of disputes between families running the town fair raised the suspicion of intentional arson. Comparative analysis of crime scene investigation, radiological, autoptic, histological, and toxicological findings revealed signs of vitality (i.e., presence of soot deposits inside the respiratory and digestive tracts, heat damage to the respiratory mucosa) and identified fatal asphyxia from haemorrhagic pulmonary oedema as the cause of death. Since the experimental burning of plastic samples collected from a similar carousel demonstrated the significant production of phosgene, the death of the two lovers was attributed to the probable inhalation of this gas. The case presented here underlines the importance of a multidisciplinary approach of any fire-related death, providing an insight into circumstantial and forensic (autopsy, toxicological, and immunohistopathological) elements useful in raising suspicion of possible toxic gas inhalation. In the presence of high levels of PVC materials at the fire scene and pulmonary oedema at the autopsy, with no alternative causes of death, the forensic pathologist must suspect a fatal exposure to phosgene. Full article
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