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Microdialysis of Ethanol During Operant Ethanol Self-administration and Ethanol Determination by Gas Chromatography
Published on: September 5, 2012
Very unusual ethanol distribution in a fatality
1Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Journal of Analytical Toxicology
|November 5, 1997
Summary
This forensic case study examines unusual ethanol distribution in a deceased individual. Postmortem factors like aspiration and fermentation likely explain elevated ethanol levels, aiding toxicological interpretation.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Toxicology
- Postmortem Chemistry
Background:
- A 48-year-old male with a history of alcoholism was found deceased.
- Evidence of gastric aspiration was noted during autopsy.
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