Gastric contamination of postmortem blood samples during blind-stick sample collection

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-111

  Logan, Barry K ^a,c   Lindholm, George ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Forensic Institute   (United States)

^c Washington State Toxicologist ^*

Author keywords

Blind stick; Gastric contamination; Postmortem blood samples

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMITRIPTYLINE;

ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG OVERDOSE; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; STOMACH CONTENT; STOMACH SUCTION;

AUTOPSY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHLEBOTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 0029872634     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000433-199606000-00005     Document Type: Article

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