Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report
An alternative procedure used in the recovery of soft tissues of the fingers (pulpejos) of a body in an unidentified condition that was long exposed to fire, is presented, in such a way that routine fingerprint identification procedures were not applicable. A long process of hydration using solutio...
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doaj-16e2fc7fd1c640a1a6ed080b55fdb2742020-11-24T21:40:03ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaCase Reports2462-85222015-07-0112788042590Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case reportRubén Darío Cortés Echeverry0National Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences.An alternative procedure used in the recovery of soft tissues of the fingers (pulpejos) of a body in an unidentified condition that was long exposed to fire, is presented, in such a way that routine fingerprint identification procedures were not applicable. A long process of hydration using solutions of iodopovidone and Complucad® allowed the restoration of tissues and positive identification by fingerprints of the deceased.https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/care/article/view/49452FingerprintIdentificationExposure to fire |
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Rubén Darío Cortés Echeverry Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report Case Reports Fingerprint Identification Exposure to fire |
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Rubén Darío Cortés Echeverry |
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Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report |
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Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report |
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Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report |
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Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report |
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Alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. Case report |
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alternative procedure of recovery of finger tissues and identification of a body with prolonged exposure to fire. case report |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia |
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Case Reports |
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2462-8522 |
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2015-07-01 |
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An alternative procedure used in the recovery of soft tissues of the fingers (pulpejos) of a body in an unidentified condition that was long exposed to fire, is presented, in such a way that routine fingerprint identification procedures were not applicable.
A long process of hydration using solutions of iodopovidone and Complucad® allowed the restoration of tissues and positive identification by fingerprints of the deceased. |
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Fingerprint Identification Exposure to fire |
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