Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs by Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs by Steven B. Karch MD FFFLM
CRC Press; 1 edition | October 9, 2007 | English | ISBN: 1420054511 | 214 pages | PDF | 3 MB
CRC Press; 1 edition | October 9, 2007 | English | ISBN: 1420054511 | 214 pages | PDF | 3 MB
Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs considers the role of toxicology in the investigation of homicide, suicide, accident, natural death, and overdose. It gives practical insights and case reviews on conducting toxicology tests and completing toxicology reports. It explains chain of custody; specimen collection and security; sampling of blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor; and the selection of post-mortem specimens. Analyzing various testing procedures, the book covers simple chemical tests, microdiffusion tests, chromatography, spectroscopy, and more. It also discusses methods and strategies for analysis; and covers quality assurance protocols and controls.