PhD Scientific Days 2026

Poster Session 2.E - Pathological and Oncological Sciences

Level of Detail in Forensic Autopsy Reports: A Quantitative Analysis of Soft Tissue Injuries

Előadó neve

Mr. Gyenes, Gábor

Neptune code

UJM6UQ

Előadó munkahelye

Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary

Előadó telefonszáma

+36306070607

Előadó e-mail címe

gyenes.gabor@semmelweis.hu

Az előadás címe

Level of Detail in Forensic Autopsy Reports: A Quantitative Analysis of Soft Tissue Injuries

Szerző(k) neve és munkahelye

Gábor Gyenes¹, Tanja Germerott², Cleo Walz², Katalin Fogarasi¹

1: Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
2: Department of Forensic Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany

Bemutatás módja

Poszter

Szekció

Poster Session 2.E - Pathological and Oncological Sciences

Language of the presentation

English

Preferred session

Pathological and Oncological Sciences

Összefoglaló szövege

Research has shown that clinical records often contain insufficient detail for accurate forensic assessment of injury mechanisms and weapons, particularly in the case of soft tissue injuries in Hungary, Austria and Germany. In order to identify best practices in injury documentation, a study of forensic autopsy reports was conducted. It was found that these reports provide more detailed descriptions of injuries than clinical records due to time constraints and differences in injury classification. Despite the fact that autopsy reports document postmortem injuries, the types and characteristics of injuries are consistent with those observed in living patients.
The present study examined 375 forensic autopsy reports from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz including 7215 injuries. The relevant data were processed in Microsoft Excel and numerical codes were assigned to injury characteristics and injury types. Analysis of the level of detail in the injury descriptions was conducted. Independent sample t-test was performed to compare the level of detail based on injury severity and Welch-test was performed to compare the level of detail among anatomical regions using IBM SPSS Statistics 26 software. The study assessed whether the level of detail in forensic autopsy reports was consistent considering location and severity.
A significant difference was found in recorded location elements between injuries without skin disruption (M = 2.64; SD = 0.87) and with disruption (M = 2.72; SD = 0.86), p = 0.006. Welch tests also showed significant differences in both location detail and recorded injury characteristics across anatomical regions (p < 0.001)
The findings demonstrate that the level of detail in injury documentation varies significantly by injury type and anatomical location, indicating the need for standardized, forensic-oriented terminology to improve the quality of clinical records. The findings of this study, if implemented, could improve the quality of clinical documentation for forensic purposes and bridge the gap between medical and forensic assessment by improving the curriculum and teaching materials for medical students.
SUPPORTED BY THE 2025-2.1.1-EKÖP-2025-00014 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME OF THE MINISTRY FOR CULTURE AND INNOVATION FROM THE SOURCE OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION FUND.

University

Semmelweis University

Supervisor

Katalin Fogarasi

Publication of my abstract

I give consent to the publication of my abstract on the website of the congress.

phd.section.field

in doctoral studies after complex exam (PhD)

Kind

Szabad

Status

elfogadva

Accepted presentation method

poszter

Előadás fájl jóváhagyás

nem rendelkezett róla

Előadó

9777

Start

18:00

End

18:03