Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives
Elkhateeb, S., Amer, M. (2020). Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives. EKB Journal Management System, 18(2), 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2020.32654.1056
Shereen Ahmed Elkhateeb; Marwa AbdEl-Moniem Amer. "Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives". EKB Journal Management System, 18, 2, 2020, 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2020.32654.1056
Elkhateeb, S., Amer, M. (2020). 'Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives', EKB Journal Management System, 18(2), pp. 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2020.32654.1056
Elkhateeb, S., Amer, M. Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 18(2): 1-7. doi: 10.21608/zjfm.2020.32654.1056

Forensic Medicine Practice In The Time Of COVID-19 Pandemic: Challenges And Future Perspectives

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine
Article 1, Volume 18, Issue 2, July 2020, Page 1-7  XML PDF (530.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/zjfm.2020.32654.1056
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Authors
Shereen Ahmed Elkhateeb email 1; Marwa AbdEl-Moniem Amerorcid 2
1Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
2Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine , Zagazig University
Abstract
In the last few months, COVID-19 pandemic caused some challenges for forensic practitioners. The crimes are still being committed and people still die due to causes not related to COVID-19 pandemic, where the forensic practitioners is asked to clinically examine some cases and identify the cause of and manner of death of others. Consequently, the forensic physicians will continue to examine victims of violence and the forensic pathologists should keep doing the autopsy of the corps of those killed by murder , suicide, accidentally or even sudden and unexpected death (like cases of heart attack or stroke). As any other individual in the community, these medico-legal cases may also be infected with COVID-19. SO, all forensic practitioners are at risk to catch COVID-19 infection either during examination of clinical cases that may be infected or during autopsy of infected bodies. The purpose of this review article is to know the potential risks facing forensic practitioners during examination of cases or doing autopsy in COVID-19 pandemic. It also indicates how to manage the dead bodies of suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus infection in order to minimize the risk of environmental contamination and the contagion of forensic practitioners and the proper guidelines and recommendations for the future.
Keywords
Forensic practitioners; Clinical examination; Death investigation; COVID-19 pandemic
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