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View article: Piece by piece—a computer-aided method for virtual re-association of commingled fragmented remains
Piece by piece—a computer-aided method for virtual re-association of commingled fragmented remains Open
Air crashes or explosions with numerous victims may result in thousands of fragmented human remains that present a massive challenge for disaster victim identification teams. Genetic identification may present important financial and techn…
View article: Multicentric case series of scuba diving fatalities: The role of intracardiac gaseous carbon dioxide in the forensic diagnosis
Multicentric case series of scuba diving fatalities: The role of intracardiac gaseous carbon dioxide in the forensic diagnosis Open
Scuba diving fatalities post-mortem diagnosis presents a higher level of forensic complexity because of their occurrence in a non-natural human life environment. Scuba divers are equipped with diving gas to breathe underwater. It is essent…
View article: Sources of Error in Carbon Monoxide Exposure Measurement: a Systematic Review
Sources of Error in Carbon Monoxide Exposure Measurement: a Systematic Review Open
TPS 652: Air pollution exposure modeling 2, Exhibition Hall, Ground floor, August 28, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Background. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a toxic gas abundantly present in indoor and outdoor environments. CO exposure misclassificat…
View article: Toward safer thanatopraxy cares: formaldehyde‐releasers use
Toward safer thanatopraxy cares: formaldehyde‐releasers use Open
Human cadavers constitute very useful educational tools to teach anatomy in medical scholarship and related disciplines such as physiology, for example. However, as biological material, human body is subjected to decay. Thanatopraxy cares …
View article: Total Blood Carbon Monoxide: Alternative to Carboxyhemoglobin as Biological Marker for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Determination
Total Blood Carbon Monoxide: Alternative to Carboxyhemoglobin as Biological Marker for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Determination Open
As one of the most abundant toxic contaminants in the atmosphere, carbon monoxide (CO) plays a significant role in toxicology and public health. Every year, around half of the accidental non-fire-related poisoning deaths are attributed to …
View article: Understanding scuba diving fatalities: carbon dioxide concentrations in intra-cardiac gas
Understanding scuba diving fatalities: carbon dioxide concentrations in intra-cardiac gas Open
Introduction: Important developments in the diagnosis of scuba diving fatalities have been made thanks to forensic imaging tool improvements. Multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) permits reliable interpretation of the overall gaseous …
View article: A fatal case of oxygen embolism in a hospital
A fatal case of oxygen embolism in a hospital Open
This case reports on a 68-year-old man who was found dead in hospital next to his bed. Before this, he had been treated with intravenous antibiotics for pneumonia. The body was found with a peripheral venous catheter connected to a nasal c…
View article: Drug Vaping: From the Dangers of Misuse to New Therapeutic Devices
Drug Vaping: From the Dangers of Misuse to New Therapeutic Devices Open
Users of e-cigarettes are unwitting volunteers participating in a worldwide epidemiological study. Because of the obvious benefits of e-cigarettes compared with traditional cigarette smoking, these electronic devices have been introduced a…
View article: Postmortem Internal Gas Reservoir Monitoring Using GC×GC-HRTOF-MS
Postmortem Internal Gas Reservoir Monitoring Using GC×GC-HRTOF-MS Open
Forensic investigations often require postmortem examination of a body. However, the collection of evidence during autopsy is often destructive, meaning that the body can no longer be examined in its original state. In order to obtain an i…
View article: Drug vaping applied to cannabis: Is “Cannavaping” a therapeutic alternative to marijuana?
Drug vaping applied to cannabis: Is “Cannavaping” a therapeutic alternative to marijuana? Open
Therapeutic cannabis administration is increasingly used in Western countries due to its positive role in several pathologies. Dronabinol or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) pills, ethanolic cannabis tinctures, oromucosal sprays or table vaporiz…
View article: E-Cigarettes: A Review of New Trends in Cannabis Use
E-Cigarettes: A Review of New Trends in Cannabis Use Open
The emergence of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) has given cannabis smokers a new method of inhaling cannabinoids. E-cigs differ from traditional marijuana cigarettes in several respects. First, it is assumed that vaporizing cannabinoids at…
View article: Toxicity Assessment of Refill Liquids for Electronic Cigarettes
Toxicity Assessment of Refill Liquids for Electronic Cigarettes Open
We analyzed 42 models from 14 brands of refill liquids for e-cigarettes for the presence of micro-organisms, diethylene glycol, ethylene glycol, hydrocarbons, ethanol, aldehydes, tobacco-specific nitrosamines, and solvents. All the liquids…