Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs

Download or read book Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs written by MD, FFFLM, Steven B. Karch and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2007-10-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs considers the role of toxicology in death investigation and gives practical insights on conducting toxicology tests and completing the toxicology report. It explains chain of custody; specimen collection and security; sampling of blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor; and selection of post-mortem specimens. The book analyzes various testing procedures, discusses methods and strategies for analysis, covers quality assurance protocols and controls, and instructs in the proper interpretation of postmortem drug tests. Heavily referenced and containing several tables, figures, and useful appendices, this book is a handy reference for forensic scientists and medical examiners involved with death inves