Durability of cling film plastic wrap usage on dead body towards human decomposition changes

Autor: Lay See Khoo, Mohd Shah Mahmood
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Forensic Science International: Synergy, Vol 2, Iss , Pp 72-75 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2589-871X
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisyn.2020.01.003
Popis: This study explores the practicability and usability of the cling film plastic wrap on the dead body with decomposition changes, whereby the feasibility of wrapping the remains to ensure the containment of the decomposition fluid within the cling film plastic wrap. Unknown and unclaimed dead bodies were used. Wrapping and preservation of human remains using the cling film plastic wrap could be the best operational practices for first responders rather than leaving bodies exposed on the disaster site, when the supplies of the cadaver body bags are inadequate. Thinking out of the box, the conventional way of using cadaver body bags to the cling film plastic wrap forms a new perspective in managing the dead and facilitating the human identification needs. New inventive idea of adopting the cling film plastic wrap as means of protecting the dignity of the dead person, could be the way forward in humanitarian forensic action.
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