Equation of Reijnen et al for Estimating the Total Aquatic Decomposition Score (TADS) from the Accumulated Degree Days (ADD) for a Body Drowning in Water
Reijnen et al reported an equation for estimating the total aquatic decomposition score (TADS) from the accumulated degree days (ADD) for a person who drowned at sea. The authors are from Amsterdam Public Health Service, Rijnstate Hospital Arnhem, IJsselland Public Health Service, Netherlands Forensic Institute and Maastricht University.
Case selection: drowning victim
Parameters - either:
(1) total aquatic decomposition score (TADS), from 0 to 18
(2) accumulated degree days (ADD) in °C
rescaled TADS =
= (observed TADS) - 3
If the ADD is known:
rescaled TADS =
= (4.055 * LOG10(ADD)) - 3.836
If the rescaled TADS is known:
ADD =
= 10^(((rescaled TADS)+3.836)/4.055)
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