Postmortem biochemical investigations in hypothermia fatalities
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Postmortem blood ketamine distribution in two fatalities.
Despite the reported increased use of ketamine as a recreational drug, relatively few fatalities attributed to ketamine poisoning have been documented. Two recent fatalities in which ketamine was detected are described and compared with cases previously reported in the scientific literature. Concentrations of ketamine were measured in the heart and femoral blood samples using gas chromatography...
متن کاملPostmortem Biochemical Estimations in Cases of Fatal Hypothermia (Catecholamines and Volatiles)
A hypothermic state represents intense stress accompanied by a massive release of catecholamines. Their estimation can be used to confirm this mechanism of death. We investigated four cases of fatal hypothermia and 12 controls with short and longer agonies on which were performed estimations of adrenaline/noradrenaline and volatile substances (ethanol, methanol, propanol-1, -2, acetone). – In c...
متن کاملPostmortem Investigations Following Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Background: HIV/AIDS is a global disease and despite intensive research it is one of the main causes of human death. Postmortem studies have proven accurate in determining the various pathologies in these patients. Aims & Objectives: Our aim was to analyze the post mortem results of individuals who died after HIV infection in the same geographical region. We evaluated the most frequent opportun...
متن کاملPostmortem diagnosis of induced fatal hypothermia in adult albino rats
Postmortem diagnosis of fatal hypothermia is a major challenge encountered by the forensic expert because of its complex pathophysiology mechanism. This study aims to establish more specific criteria for the postmortem diagnosis of induced fatal hypothermia in rats by the assessment of serum level of cortisol, adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenaline, troponin1, calcium, magnesium, some free fat...
متن کاملProblems in Estimating the Postmortem Interval in Death Investigations
Estimation of the postmortem interval (PMl) using faunal diversity, development and succession in human death investigations is based on a number of assumptions. Investigators should not be overly dependent on the few baseline studies currenlly in use to estimate the PM!. This paper reviews a number of problems to be considered when using inse<:ts to estimate the PMI: 1. Insect activity in incl...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Legal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0937-9827,1437-1596
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-012-0738-y