Forensic toxicology is a highly specialized area of forensic science which requires expertise in analytical chemistry, pharmacology, biochemistry, and forensic investigation. The practicing forensic toxicologist is concerned not only with the isolation and identification of drugs and other pOlsons from tissues, but also with the interpretation of his findings for the medical examiner, coroner, ...

1HE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE is to present useful information and suggestions that have been found of practical value in a general hospital in dealing with problems arising from accidental, suicidal, and industrial intoxication. This material is based on background experience gained in the laboratory of Dr. A. 0. Gettler, Chief Toxicologist to the Medical Examiner of the City of New York, and in...

This paper deals with the use of high Performance Thin layer Chromatography with sensitive spray reagents for detection and identification of poisonous plants in autopsy tissues. This laboratory has received human as well as cattle cases with history of death due to ingestion of poisonous plant material in various forms. There can be legal quarries regarding detection and identification of thes...

To a toxicologist, "poisonings" are cases in which the child has a defined pattern of symptoms, corresponding to toxic effects at a mid to high level of exposure. "Toxicity" refers to a broader spectrum of effects. At lower levels of toxicity a child may have no specific, individual symptoms but may be affected subclinically. There are three basic strategies to protect children: individual inte...

MD, PhD. Anesthetist, Department of Anesthesia, Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil. PhD. Assistant professor and pharmacologist, Department of Anesthesia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo — Escola Paulista de Medicina (Unifesp-EPM), São Paulo, Brazil. PhD. Titular professor and toxicologist, Department of Toxicology, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Ribeirão Pr...

The following individuals have contributed to or served as independent peer reviewers of the Report: Joseph E. Bernier, Ph.D., Psychologist, Assistant Director for Training and Evaluation, University Counseling Center, University at Albany, State University of New York. Jonathan Borak, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Yale University School of Medicine. Donna Palum...