A5091641750- Restraint-Related Deaths
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Traumatic Ocular and Foreign Body Injuries
- Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Forensic and Genetic Research
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies
- Paleopathology and ancient diseases
- Gun Ownership and Violence Research
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis
- Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Child Abuse and Related Trauma
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
University of Milan
2019-2025
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
2024
ORCID
2024
Committee on Publication Ethics
2024
Institute of Forensic Science
2023-2024
Medicina
2024
Humanitas University
2023
Ospedale San Bortolo
2021
University Hospital of Geneva
2021
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2021
Abstract Most victims of physical violence sooner or later will access a hospital medical cabinet because that violence, and in particular emergency departments (EDs). This paper aims to analyze the performance ward clinicians forensic management such by examining activities carried out data reported. A total 991 records were extrapolated from database ED Policlinico Milan an average pre-pandemic 1-year activity. For each record, 16 parameters analyzed in-depth including epidemiological...
We present the case of a 71-year-old diabetic woman, suffering from chronic renal failure and with history hemodialysis for 6 years, who suddenly died. The autopsy showed tamponade hemopericardium perforation left atrio-ventricular wall by an abscess mitral annulus. A severe picture calcification annulus also emerged. Histology confirmed abscess, highlighting presence peri-abscess endocarditis. Post-mortem microbiological investigations identified Staphylococcus epidermidis. was considered...
Complex Suicide (CS) is defined as an unusual form of suicide in which several harmful methods are used, simultaneously or succession, whose purpose to avoid the possible ineffectiveness one used produce a certain fatal outcome. The study CS great interest and plays fundamental role characterizing knowledge these rare events. We have retrospectively evaluated all cases examined at Institute Forensic Medicine Milan from 1993 2022 (n = 75) with aim deceased who resorted it. also compared...
Abstract It is commonly accepted that crime scene recovery and recording are key moments of any judicial inspection in which investigators must decide on the correct strategies to put into place. Complex outdoor scenarios, presenting partially or entirely skeletonised remains, can benefit more than others by intervention environmental specialists (forensic anthropologists, archaeologists, entomologists botanists). These experts capable singling out, correctly recovering evidence lead a...
The determination of the postmortem interval is a topic great forensic interest. possibility using new technologies has allowed study decay biomolecules in PMI. Skeletal muscle proteins are promising candidates because skeletal exhibits slower compared to other internal organs and nervous tissues, while its degradation faster than cartilage bone. In this pilot study, tissue from pigs was degraded at two different controlled temperatures, 21 °C 6 °C, analysed predefined times points: 0, 24,...
Abstract Background In Italy, approximately 50% of women report experiencing episodes psychological and/or physical violence. The Emergency Department (ED) is widely recognized as one the health services to which victims violence seek treatment for injuries and within situations domestic abuse can be recognized. This work aims estimate phenomenon in population Health Protection Agency (ATS) Milan using data from emergency room access hospital admissions. A further goal survey provide...
Mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics has recently attracted the attention from forensic pathologists. This work is first report of development a shotgun bottom-up proteomic approach based on rapid protein extraction and nano-liquid chromatography/high-resolution mass applied to full-thickness human skin for differential analysis normal ecchymotic tissues identify new biomarkers bruise characterization dating. We identified around 2000 proteins each pooled extract. The method showed...
In this study, we analyzed blood samples obtained from 169 cadavers subjected to an autopsy 1 October 2019 27 March 2020. The presence of anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (anti-SARS-CoV-2) antibodies was searched by lateral flow immunochromatographic assay (LFIA) and ELISA tests the SARS-CoV-2 RNA tested in available lung tissues real-time PCR (RT-PCR) droplet digital (ddPCR). Five cases resulted positives at serological screening for anti-SARS-CoV-2. Three results were...
The COVID-19 pandemic has been postulated to account for inflated rates of either suicides or homicides. Nonetheless, results are discordant, in particular concerning suicide. We aimed perform a retrospective analysis and homicides the region Lombardy, Northern Italy (districts Milan Monza Brianza), Italian most seriously impacted by outbreak.Data were collected during autopsies performed at Institute Forensic Medicine Milan. presented years 2015-2021 compared year 2021 2019, pre-COVID-19...
To date, synovial fluid has not been the subject of targeted analysis as a possible substrate to search for presence diatoms in forensic context drowning. However, its unique characteristics production and isolation from external environment could make it suitable this purpose, similar what already demonstrated literature vitreous humor. By considering this, was analyzed specific case that came our attention, where coexisting signs polytrauma drowning were documented during autopsy,...
Abstract Because emergency departments are often the first point of contact for victims violence, it is critical to provide appropriate treatment in compliance with all necessary medicolegal precautions. For this reason, a randomized controlled trial was conducted at Policlinico Hospital Milan (Italy) which an intervention group (12 physicians) received 6-h course on clinical forensic medicine and their performance procedures claimed cases violence compared that control (13 by means 16-item...
Abstract In forensic anthropology, the estimation of skeletal sex results in a dichotomous outcome: male or female. This poses challenges when dealing with transgender individuals. Italy has highest rate per capita murders, making their identification compelling issue. study presents three cases unidentified remains women (MtF) that underwent autopsies 1990s at Institute Legal Medicine Milan. The status individuals was determined from autopsy records which indicated co-existence breast...
Abstract In the forensic literature, peculiar and uncommon cases of suicides defined as “complicated” are reported. these circumstances, suicide method chosen by victim fails, death occurs due to a subsequent unforeseen accidental event secondary trauma. Through retrospective examination 25,512 autopsies in 27 years (1993–2019) at Bureau Legal Medicine Milan, unique case complicated was identified from total 4497 suicides. It concerns an elderly man who, after killing his wife inflicting...