Identification Power Point
Identification Power Point
Identification Power Point
& Toxicology
Prof. Dr. Maha Ghanem
By the end of this course the student will be able to:
Define and list different types of identification
Recognize different circumstances for identification
List ages of medico-legal importance in Egypt
Review methods of identification (radiology, anthropology,
craniofacial, personal effects)
Determine sex in living and dead
Estimate age in living and dead
Distinguish prints of medico-legal importance
Types of Identification:
1- Criminal identification:
a- Fingerprints
b- Photographs
c- Witness
Identikit is a composite
picture of a person from a witness account.
2- Civil identification: in courts
3- Accidents
4- Crimes
5- Mass disaster :
ten or more
person are killed.
natural : floods, earthquakes
and volcanoes
man made:
airplanes , train accidents
1- Circumstances of death
Weight
Height
Color of skin
Hair
2- Features:
Face
Eyebrows
Iris
Chin
Nose
Configuration of ear
Portrait Parlé
3- Clothing:
Denote the occupation and the social status.
4- Age
5- Sex
6- Blood groups
7- Prints
8- Congenital anomalies:
Asymmetry
Harelip
Cleft palate
Polydactyl
9- Birth marks.
10- Scars
Recent: reddish or bluish and tender
Old : more dense, white, shiny and contract.
11-Tattoos
12- Photographs
13- Anthropometry
not used now days
Personal
characters:
Voice
Speech
Mental power
Education
Handwriting
Gait
1- documents
Personal papers
Photographs
ID card
Credit cards
2- Jewelry:
Rings, bracelets,
earrings, watches,
lighters, pens and keys.
Careful examination may
reveal a symbol or name.
2- Contact traces:
give occupational data
e.g. Paint
Grease
Flour
Dyes
3-Height :
from the skeleton
4- Teeth
examination
5- Handedness
a- Underlying disease
9- Facial reconstruction
18
C. Clavicle:
D. Sternum:
60
40
E. Hip bone:
Posterior fontanel at birth
Anterior fontanel at 18months
5. Fusion of sutures:
•The frontal suture fuses
completely at 3years.