Postmortem CT in the investigation of decomposed human remains: advantages and limitations

IPPASOS: The first digital forensic information system in Greece

“…It would be interesting to investigate the prevalence of causes of death recorded at autopsies and compare these data with epidemiological data from other Greek regions or other countries; for example, road traffic fatalities and their incidence as a function of controlled factors such as road design and maintenance; traffic control; vehicle design and protective devices; driver training and regulation of professional drivers; drugs and alcohol consumption, judicial rules, and the effect of medicines and diseases on driving. Work-related accidents and their relation to labour conditions or intrinsic factors such as underlying pathologies could also be further explored, as well as follow-up studies on previously researched topics such as the prevalence of suicides (Kastanaki et al, 2010; Kranioti et al, 2017b; Branas et al, 2015) as a function of major events (prosperity, austerity, recent COVID-19 pandemic), and in relation to seasonality, underlying psychiatric disorders, substance abuse or physical abuse. The identification and grouping of cases by taking into account the effect of extrinsic or intrinsic factors that do not necessarily lead to death but may contribute to it, is facilitated by the adoption of the ICD-10 coding system.…”