A New Method for Softening Mummified Fingers

Proposed methods for softening mummified fingers have been either unsuccessful in adequately softening the fingers or have been highly destructive. A simple technique based on an entirely new concept utilizing disodium ethylenediamine tetracetic acid in a detergent solution adjusted to a pH of 7.5 h...

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Published in:Journal of forensic sciences 1986-04, Vol.31 (2), p.726-731
Main Authors: Zugibe, FT, Costello, JT
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dermatoglyphics
Edetic Acid
Fingerprinting
Forensic Medicine - methods
Forensic pathology
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Postmortem Changes
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Summary:Proposed methods for softening mummified fingers have been either unsuccessful in adequately softening the fingers or have been highly destructive. A simple technique based on an entirely new concept utilizing disodium ethylenediamine tetracetic acid in a detergent solution adjusted to a pH of 7.5 has been successfully used to obtain satisfactory to good fingerprints over the past ten years in every case attempted.
ISSN:0022-1198
1556-4029
DOI:10.1520/JFS12306J