Homicide by Unspecified Means: Cleveland 2008 to 2019

The diagnosis homicide by unspecified means (HUM) is used to categorize deaths occurring under suspicious or criminal circumstances, but a specific cause of death cannot be identified. In 2010, Matshes and Lew (Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2010;31(2):174–177) presented a HUM cases series, from which they derived 5 diagnostic criteria; however, the accuracy of these criteria has not been assessed.
Source: The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology - Category: Forensic Medicine Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research