MEDT220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Algor Mortis, Livor Mortis, Codeine

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Medical Laboratory Sciences
• Course: MEDT220
• Professor: Lehman, Donald C

Document Summary

The study and interpretation of the insect (and other arthropod) evidence collected to aid in legal investigations. First reported use in 1235 by comparing sickles. Bergeret d"arbois: first criminal case solved using entomology in. Medicocriminal entomology: jp megnin helped understand the stages of decomposition and organisms related to them. Francesco redi (1668): relationship between rotting meat and flies (spontaneously generated) Major growth since 1990s with improved technology and knowledge. Dig in soil to look for fly pupae. Look for larvae or eggs (eyes, mouth, nose, ears, genitals) Place in kill jar and pin to id. Label with case number, date, time, collector, location on body found, temperature conditions. Kept in a jar with beef liver in a warm location. Determine how long a termite infestation has been in place. Detection of small grains beetles in cereal grains shipped from other countries. Open wound can become infested with insect larvae (myiasis)