Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification
During the COVID-19 epidemic, the professionals in the field of forensic pathology, forensic sciences in general, and clinical forensic medicine have been performing medicolegal investigation in their communities. The forensic medical personnel who carry out such investigation/identification are fac...
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| description | During the COVID-19 epidemic, the professionals in the field of forensic pathology, forensic sciences in general, and clinical forensic medicine have been performing medicolegal investigation in their communities. The forensic medical personnel who carry out such investigation/identification are facing a great risk of potential infection. Therefore, forensic institutions and forensic examiners should improve their awareness of infection risk and take universal precautions to prevent infection and spread of coronavirus. In addition, forensic experts should abide by the laws when they deal with social unrest and also strengthen research on COVID-19-related medical issues. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67a24fd73c6240c2be0b2c97a71699de2022-12-22T02:00:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Forensic Science and Medicine2349-50142020-01-0162505210.4103/jfsm.jfsm_32_20Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identificationBin CongXin LiuDuring the COVID-19 epidemic, the professionals in the field of forensic pathology, forensic sciences in general, and clinical forensic medicine have been performing medicolegal investigation in their communities. The forensic medical personnel who carry out such investigation/identification are facing a great risk of potential infection. Therefore, forensic institutions and forensic examiners should improve their awareness of infection risk and take universal precautions to prevent infection and spread of coronavirus. In addition, forensic experts should abide by the laws when they deal with social unrest and also strengthen research on COVID-19-related medical issues.http://www.jfsmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2349-5014;year=2020;volume=6;issue=2;spage=50;epage=52;aulast=Congcovid-19emergence plansforensic medicineinfectious diseaseprevention and control |
| spellingShingle | Bin Cong Xin Liu Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification Journal of Forensic Science and Medicine covid-19 emergence plans forensic medicine infectious disease prevention and control |
| title | Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification |
| title_full | Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification |
| title_fullStr | Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification |
| title_short | Influence and challenge of COVID-19 in forensic identification |
| title_sort | influence and challenge of covid 19 in forensic identification |
| topic | covid-19 emergence plans forensic medicine infectious disease prevention and control |
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