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Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified (Chinese: 洗冤集錄; Pinyin: Xǐyuān Jílù) is a book written by Song Ci in 1247 during the Song Dynasty. It is the first book to document the use of forensics in the legal system. The author combined many historical cases of forensic science with his own experiences and wrote the book with an eye to avoiding miscarriages of justice. The book was esteemed by generations of forensic scientists, and it was eventaully translated into English, German, Japanese, French and other languages.

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The earliest existing version of the book is published during the Yuan Dynasty, containing fifty-three chapters in five volumes. The first volume describes the imperial decree issued by Song Dynasty on the inspection of bodies and injuries. The second volume contains notes and methods on post-mortem examinations. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes details the appearances of corpses from various causes of death and methods of treatments to certain injuries.


洗冤集錄》成書於淳祐七年(1247年),有五卷,53條,有檢驗總論、驗屍、驗骨、驗傷、中毒、救死方六大題材。以目錄來看,本書的主要項目包括:宋代的檢驗屍傷法令;驗屍方法和注意事項;屍體現象;各種機械性窒息死;各式鈍器損傷;銳器損傷;交通事故損傷;高溫致死;中毒;病死和急死;屍體發掘等項。主要的涵蓋驗屍的檢驗方法、死因的判斷,例如對於被火燒死與死後焚屍的差別、生前溺死與死後棄屍入水,都有精闢的見解。《洗冤集錄》中所稱呼的「血墜」也就是現代法醫學中的「屍斑」。 本書的主要內容包括:宋代關於檢驗屍傷的法令;驗屍的方法和注意事項;屍體現象;各種機械性窒息死;各種鈍器損傷;銳器損傷;交通事故損傷;高溫致死;中毒;病死和急死;屍體發掘等等。