Hanging: commonly encountered by forensic experts at autopsy - Akber EB, Sultana S, Jahan I, Mahmud MA.
Though human lives have become easier and faster due to rapid twist in urbanization, industrialization and digitalization suicidal tendency among common people are often seen. Hanging is the commonly chosen method to do so. The study was designed to find o... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Fatal poisoning due to aconite: autopsy findings and postmortem quantitative analysis - Weisheng H, Shuquan Z, Weiwei Z, Meichen P, Huine L, Hongmei D.
Aconitum species are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine, and they have a narrow therapy window due to the possibility of aconitine poisoning. Aconitine poisoning deaths appear infrequently in forensic practice. It is important to collect valuabl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Uncovering forensic evidence of drug-facilitated sexual assault: toxicological findings from Eastern Denmark from 2015-2022 - Skov K, Johansen SS, Linnet K, Klose Nielsen MK.
In drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA), the victim is unable to provide consent or resists sexual activity due to substance intoxication by voluntary or covert consumption. Obtaining forensic evidence of the assault is challenged by rapid drug metabolis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 4, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

Pro-active drug-facilitated crimes (DFC): a study in the Department of Forensic Medicine of Paris, France - Liautard M, Magny R, Houz é P, Deguette C, Alcaraz E, Douaouria S, Gorgiard C, Labat L, Dufayet L.
INTRODUCTION: Proactive drug facilitated crime (DFC) is the administration of psychoactive substances (PAS) for criminal purposes without the victim's knowledge or by force. In Paris, France, patients who report suspected proactive DFC to the police are ex... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Multiple nail gun injuries: suicide or homicide? - Calvano M, Cristalli A, Mele F, Leonardelli M, Musci G, Duma S, Macorano E, Gravili G, De Gabriele G, De Donno A, Introna F.
We describe a peculiar case ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news