Steven B. Karch (ed.)

Postmortem Toxicology of Abused Drugs

Herausgeber: Karch

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 investigation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 261mm x 184mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781420054514
• ISBN-10: 1420054511
• Artikelnr.: 22438960

Autorenporträt

Steven B. Karch

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to Post-Mortem Toxicology
Specimen Selection
Collection
Preservation
and Security
Common Methods in Post-Mortem Toxicology
Strategies for Post-Mortem Toxicology Investigation
Quality Assurance in Post-Mortem Toxicology
Interpretation of Post-Mortem Drug Levels
Appendices
  Index