Nishshanka, Bandula, Kumarasinghe, Iranthi, Shepherd, Chris, Paranirubasingam, Paranitharan, Mohotti, Damith, Jayawickrama, Samindi Madhuba, Ariyarathna, Randika (2024) Post-blast histological changes to three animal bones exposed to close-range chemical detonation. International journal of legal medicine, . ISSN 1437-1596. (doi:10.1007/s00414-024-03270-8) (Access to this publication is currently restricted. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:106490)
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-024-03270-8 |
Abstract
A range of investigative practices to aid explosive-related death investigations currently exist, although the use of histopathological bone samples to diagnose blast exposure and the distance of individuals from the blast source has not been previously reported. Forensic histopathology has been used effectively on soft tissue samples to define blast-related injuries effectively, analysing human organs such as the lungs, brain, liver, and skeletal muscles, providing important and useful forensic pathology interpretations. However, no studies currently exist examining the post-blast histological changes in human or animal bones subjected to blasts for forensic pathology practice, despite the opportunity that hard tissue bone samples present, given their significantly lower rate of decomposition over soft tissue. This study presents the first evidence-based findings on the post-blast histological changes in three animal bones when exposed to close-range chemical detonation (C4). The study's qualitative findings highlight critical changes in the tissue architecture of three different animal bone sources due to blast effects with range from the blast source. This emphasises the potential use of histopathological bone sample analysis in future blast-related death investigations, while providing ideas to further explore this work using larger-scale experiments and post-blast case studies in aid of applying this work to human samples and forensic pathology practice.
Item Type: | Article |
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DOI/Identification number: | 10.1007/s00414-024-03270-8 |
Uncontrolled keywords: | Post-blast histological changes in bones, Animal bone histology, Histology of bones, Forensic pathology of blast injuries, Bone histology, Histopathological bone sample analysis, Bone architecture changes due to blast |
Subjects: | Q Science |
Divisions: | Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Chemistry and Forensics |
SWORD Depositor: | JISC Publications Router |
Depositing User: | JISC Publications Router |
Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2024 14:55 UTC |
Last Modified: | 17 Jul 2024 09:59 UTC |
Resource URI: | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/106490 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes) |
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