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Background <p>The complex method is considered the gold standard for estimating the time of death interval. There are no data available regarding the reality of the application of the partial methods. The aim of this study is to describe the use of the partial methods in practice.</p> Material and methods <p>A&#xa0;questionnaire-based survey was conducted among German institutes of forensic medicine (<i>n</i> = 32).</p> Results and discussion <p>The questionnaire response rate was 87.5%. While the temperature-based partial methods and the assessment of early post-mortem phenomena are regularly performed, a&#xa0;very heterogeneous picture was found for the use of supravital reactions to estimate the time of death. Thus, the reality of the implementation lags behind the reality of textbooks and handbooks as well as the German Society of Legal Medicine (DGRM) guidelines. A&#xa0;consensus would be beneficial to ensure comparability of the results in practice.</p>

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Durchführungsrealität der Komplexmethode zur Todeszeiteingrenzung an deutschen rechtsmedizinischen Instituten

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    2025年1月13日

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  • Sven Anders-Lohner,
  • Neda Khostwal,
  • Benjamin Ondruschka,
  • Ann Sophie Schröder

摘要

Background

The complex method is considered the gold standard for estimating the time of death interval. There are no data available regarding the reality of the application of the partial methods. The aim of this study is to describe the use of the partial methods in practice.

Material and methods

A questionnaire-based survey was conducted among German institutes of forensic medicine (n = 32).

Results and discussion

The questionnaire response rate was 87.5%. While the temperature-based partial methods and the assessment of early post-mortem phenomena are regularly performed, a very heterogeneous picture was found for the use of supravital reactions to estimate the time of death. Thus, the reality of the implementation lags behind the reality of textbooks and handbooks as well as the German Society of Legal Medicine (DGRM) guidelines. A consensus would be beneficial to ensure comparability of the results in practice.