%0 Journal Article %T Investigaci¨®n m¨¦dico legal en la escena de la muerte %A Flores Sand¨ª %A Grettchen %J Medicina Legal de Costa Rica %D 1998 %I Asociaci¨®n Costarricense de Medicina Forense %X the death scene investigation is an important part of the autopsy. in costa rica this indications are regulated by the law. but not always a forensic pathologist is available at the death scene. there are 5893 autopsy protocoles done in the forensic pathology section of the medico-legal department of the oij, between 1991-1993, to justify the importance of a forensic pathologist at the death scene, and the recomendations about it. %K death scene %K medical and legal investigation %K forensic pathologist %K cause and manner of death. %U http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S1409-00151998000200013&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en