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Methylamphetamine toxicity and its involvement in death: A retrospective observational study of deaths reported to the Victorian Coroner, Australia
AbstractA retrospective observational study of Victorian deaths involving MA between 2010 and 2019 was conducted to determine the prevalence and contribution of methylamphetamine (MA) toxicity to death in the absence of other factors. Demographics, autopsy findings, toxicology, and the cause of death were reviewed. Coronial cases were categorized into five groups: deaths due to MA toxicity in the absence of other factors (Group A1); deaths due to MA toxicity in the setting of other potentially contributing factors (Group A2); deaths due to MA toxicity in the setting of significant natural disease (Group B); deaths primaril...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 4, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Fatal poisoning due to aconite: Autopsy findings and postmortem quantitative analysis
AbstractAconitum 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 valuable body samples in time due to the rapid absorption and excretion of aconitine. However, it is unknown whether postmortem samples have value for toxicological analysis if the deceased has experienced long-term treatment before death. Herein, we present a case of a woman who died after 12 days of failed active treatment for aconitine poisoning. Aconitine was detecte...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - October 2, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

ChatGPT and forensic science: a new dawn of investigation
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Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 26, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Detection of sensitivity and vestigiality of presumptive tests for swabbed blood stains
In this study, the sensitivity of the KM and LMG tests was tested on eight blood dilutions on cotton fabric and ceramic tile that were stained and subsequently swabbed. Both tests showed sensitivity up to 1:5000, which is slightly lower than reported values in solution or directly on stain but still highly effective in most cases. Stains were also cleaned with common agents, then swabbed and re-tested. Stained ceramic tiles cleaned with soap/water or bleach gave mixed positive and negative results for the 1:10 dilution, presumably due to variance in how thoroughly each investigator cleaned the stain, and other dilutions we...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 25, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Acute water intoxication in hysteroscopic myomectomy: a rare case report
AbstractWater intoxication is rarely seen in forensic practice and is typically associated with excessive water consumption, amphetamine intake, and child abuse. Iatrogenic water intoxication is rare but usually related to medical disputes. Here, we report a 44-year-old female was admitted to the hospital due to a 3-month history of excessive menstrual bleeding. B-ultrasound revealed multiple substantial intrauterine masses, leading to a diagnosis of multiple uterine fibroids. After admission, she underwent submucous myomectomy, endometrial resection, and transcervical resection of endometrial polyps. During the procedure,...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 22, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Discrimination of human and animal bloodstains using hyperspectral imaging
AbstractBlood is the most encountered type of biological evidence in violent crimes and contains pertinent information to a forensic investigation. The false presumption that blood encountered at a crime scene is human may not be realised until after costly and sample-consuming tests are performed. To address the question of blood origin, the novel application of visible-near infrared hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is used for the detection and discrimination of human and animal bloodstains. The HSI system used is a portable, non-contact, non-destructive method for the determination of blood origin. A support vector machine (...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 18, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Postmortem redistribution of drugs: a literature review
AbstractPostmortem drug analysis is crucial in identifying the potential cause and manner of death. However, it is threatened by a significant phenomenon called postmortem redistribution (PMR), which refers to the alterations in drug levels occurring after death. This review aims to describe the PMR phenomenon, the mechanisms involved in the PMR of drugs, the various methods used to predict it, and various artifacts of postmortem drug concentrations. Several mechanisms, including passive diffusion from solid organs that act as drug reservoirs to the surrounding tissues, cadaveric changes after death (e.g., cell death, bloo...
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 16, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Lethal complication of a rare cardiac tumor
We present a case of a cardiac sarcoma, which was found during an autopsy performed with regard to medical malpractice, because the patient died due to a medical intervention. To report cases like this is important to gain more knowledge about possible complications regarding rare diseases. (Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology)
Source: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology - September 16, 2023 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research