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Unexpected Human Fatality Associated with Bed Bug (Hemiptera: Cimicidae) Heat Treatment.
Abstract Thermal insect treatments can be an effective method of controlling cryptic insect pests, particularly bed bugs, in residential settings. The treatments require high heat over a sustained timeframe. Residents are not present during treatment but return after completion. An unexpected death was investigated following heat treatment for bed bugs in the home of an elderly female, found with a postmortem axillary temperature of 106.2°F (41.2°C) approximately 8 h after returning home. The cause of death was classified as hyperthermia with a contributory cause of hypertensive cardiovascular disease. The manne...
Source: Journal of Forensic Sciences - August 6, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: Sanford MR, Torres M, Ross J Tags: J Forensic Sci Source Type: research

Newspaper reports from the Coroners Court in Ireland are used to reveal the potential complexity and need for reform in forensic toxicology and medicine services
Publication date: May 2015 Source:Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, Volume 32 Author(s): William P. Tormey Newspapers devote regular space to inquests in the public interest. Accuracy in determining the causes of death is important for public health. Expert opinion features prominently in press reports and is an important channel of public education. How expert are the experts and how complex are apparently simple cases? Toxicology cases involving cannabis and stroke, ‘junk food’ diet, unexplained sudden death, potential drug interactions, allergy during caesarean section, and ecstacy-type drugs are used to ill...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - March 16, 2015 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research

Newspaper reports from the Coroners Court in Ireland are used to reveal the potential complexity and need for reform in forensic toxicology and medicine services
Publication date: Available online 4 March 2015 Source:Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine Author(s): William P. Tormey Newspapers devote regular space to inquests in the public interest. Accuracy in determining the causes of death is important for public health. Expert opinion features prominently in press reports and is an important channel of public education. How expert are the experts and how complex are apparently simple cases? Toxicology cases involving cannabis and stroke, ‘junk food’diet, unexplained sudden death, potential drug interactions, allergy during caesarean section, and ecstacy-type drugs are us...
Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine - March 6, 2015 Category: Forensic Medicine Source Type: research