European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine

Background: Autopsy (necropsy, post mortem examination, thanatopsy) is the examination of a person’s body after death. An autopsy is of different types. But among them Medicolegal autopsy is the concern of the forensic pathologist in India. Study of weight of human body organs plays a significant role in almost all the branches of medical sciences including forensic medicine, as any deviation in weight from the normal range suggests some pathological change in the organ. Recording of organ weights is one of regular criteria by the forensic experts during an autopsy. The findings were compared to what is standard or average of a specific organ for a specific age range and particular sex. The determination of weights of abdominal organs in particular has significant clinical value.
Materials and Methods: After getting institutional ethical committee clearance, the study done over the body of the 570 deceased came for medicolegal autopsy fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: Total 570 cases were selected after following the inclusion and exclusion criteria out of which 362 were males and 208 were females. Among the studied 570 cases, 362 (63.5 %) were male and 208 (36.5 %) were female. In this study the discussion was mainly on relation of age, sex, body weight, and body length upon the weights of thoracic viscera.
Conclusion: A database can be formed from this study regarding normal range of the weight of various organs and their relation with external parameters of the subjects which can be applicable on the population of this region for future reference. In severely mutilated bodies found in mass disasters or in homicidal killing, weights of isolated organs may give an idea about the stature, built and age of the victims helping in identification.

Background: Autopsy (necropsy, post mortem examination, thanatopsy) is the meticulous and thorough examination of a person’s body after death. An autopsy can be of different types. To the forensic pathologist, Medicolegal autopsy is the most important concern. Study of weight of human body organs plays a significant role in almost all the branches of medical sciences as any deviation in weight from the normal range may suggest some pathological change in the organ. Recording of organ weights is one of regular criteria by the forensic experts during an autopsy. The findings were compared to what is standard or average of a specific organ for a specific age range and particular sex. The determination of weights of brain in particular has significant clinical value.
Materials and Methods: After getting institutional ethical committee clearance, the study conducted over the body of the 570 deceased came for medicolegal autopsy fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: Total 570 cases had been selected after following the inclusion and exclusion criteria out of which 362 were males and 208 were females. Among the studied 570 cases, 362 (63.5 %) were male and rest (36.5 %) were female. In this study the discussion was mainly on relation of age, sex, body weight, and body length upon the weight of brain.

Conclusion: A database may be deduced from this study regarding normal range of the weight of various organs and their relation with external parameters of the subjects which can be applicable on the population of this region for future reference. In severely mutilated bodies found in mass disasters or in homicidal killing, weights of isolated organs may give an idea about the stature, built and age of the victims helping in identification

Background: In India, Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) due to road traffic accidents (RTA) are most common. The most vulnerable part of the body, which is affected by road traffic accidents, is the head. The various injuries were broadly classified apart from head into, Neck, Thoracic, Abdominal, Pelvic etc. Head related injuries were grouped into Mild, Moderate and Severe Head injury. Autopsy is the final opportunity to find out the exact cause of death. The aim of the present study is to find the most common autopsy findings. Most deaths take place within 24 hours of injury, before reaching the tertiary hospital most of the times. Clinical and radiological examination may not reveal the full extent of injuries, among RTA cases in head injuries and correlation of findings with time of survival. However, 20 to 50 million people sustain various forms of RTA injuries.
Materials and Methods: The present study was done on medicolegal autopsies conducted at the mortuary house of District Hospital Shahjahanpur, UP, from 1^st July 2021 to 30^stJune 2022 to study the pattern of major trauma in fatal road traffic accidents. This study was done on 650 deceased of all ages had a history of RTA and death occurred due to head injury, site of injury and other organs involved, were also observed. The age, sex, time of death, history and type of the accident were noted.
Results: Out of total 1214 autopsy done at mortuary of District Hospital Shahjahanpur, UP, 650 cases were of fatal RTA out of which 53% had head injury, 28% had chest injury, 17 % had abdominal injury, 3.6% had cervical spine injury and the other had combined injuries. Three hundred forty-four (52.88%) victims were between 21-40 years of age; but only 85 (13.09%) victims were below 20 years of age. Males constituted 82.98% of the total victims, and light vehicles were involved in 60.30%. Five hundred and forty-three (55.97%) RTA occurred during the daytime, between 9 AM to 8 PM. Majority of victims were died within 24 hrs (60.37%) followed by death on spot (32.60%) and only (7.03%) victims were died after 24 hrs.
Conclusions: Proper education for the people, importance of speed limits and following the traffic regulation. The majority of deaths in this group of patients are due to the combined effects of multiple injuries in various body structures. Rapid management of patients with abdominal injuries is essential and particular consideration must be placed on those injuries involving other body parts.

On 11th march 2020, The World Health Organisation had declared COVID- 19 as a Pandemic. The virus engulfed the entire world causing disease ranging from no to minimal symptoms to full blown respiratory and multiorgan systemic infection. Many deaths were reported due to COVID 19 infection. The autopsy on COVID 19 deceased could be useful to add more information about pathophysiology in different vital organs during the course of COVID 19 infection. The present study reports a series of autopsy findings conducted upon the deceased which were either diagnosed COVID-19 positive before death by rapid antigen test and RT-PCR or which turned out to be incidentally positive after death while conducting rapid antigen test before commencement of autopsy. The gross and histopathological examination findings were discussed in the present study

Background: The word asphyxia is of Greek derivation and means “a stopping of the pulse”. Any death is asphyxial in nature. But forensic pathology understands asphyxia as the interference with the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the body. Hanging and strangulation constitute asphyxia by compressing vital structures within the neck. Hanging is one of the ten leading causes of death in the world accounting for more than a million deaths annually. In India, hanging is one of the common methods of committing suicide. 2021 NCRB report also depicts the alarming rate of increase of suicide in the country. Over the past 30 years specially during and after the COVID-era the incidence of suicide by hanging is on increase, especially among young adults. 2021 NCRB report also depicts the alarming rate of increase of suicide in the country.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted following the complete enumeration method over the body of deceased died due to hanging and came for medico-legal autopsy in Burdwan police morgue of West Bengal with specific Inclusion and Exclusion criteria. Study done on total 129 (N= 129) bodies of hanging cases Detailed information regarding the deceased, circumstances of death, its different sociodemographic parameters hanging were collected from the inquest, investigating officer and relatives.
Results: Results showed that most of the victims of hanging were males. Highest incidence was in the age group of 21 to 30 years. Most of the victims were Hindus by faith.
Conclusion: In Covid and Post-Covid era number of hanging cases has been increased mostly due to familial and socio-economical constrains.

Introduction: Age estimation is one of the major parameters in the estimation of skeletal remains in forensic anthropology caseworkseries.The present investigation is an attempt to study the fusion of manubrium and xiphoid process with mesosternum in 70 sterna (49 males and 21 females) of known age obtained during autopsy.The current study has been conducted to estimate the age of an individuals based on the fusion and non-fusion of the sternum.
Materials and Methods: After obtaining prior permission from the institutional ethical committee, the study sample included those in the age range between 10 – 80 years that might include both the gender. This study included 70 sternums from the cadavers that include 49 males and 21 females.
Results: Age group of 21 – 30 reported to have greater study samples followed by 0 – 20 and 31 – 40. Greater number of fusions is seemed to be reported in Group – II (21 – 30 years).
Conclusion: To conclude, as the age progresses, the proportion of male and female cases, showing fusion at mesosternoxiphisternal and manubrio-mesosternal junctions increases. Manubrio-mesosternal junction was seemed to be very variable with regard to its fusion status as the joint remained unfused even in some of the elderly ages. Fusion is completed at the age of 40 years in male and 45 years in female