The insulin pump as murder weapon: A case report

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 159-160

  Benedict, Butch ^a   Keyes, Rusty ^b   Sauls, F Clark ^c,d  

^a Forrest County Coroner's Office   (United States)

^b Hattiesburg Police Department   (United States)

^c Cardiothor Surg/Surg Critical C   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atracurium; Etomidate; Homicide; Insulin pump

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ATRACURIUM; ATRACURIUM BESILATE; ETOMIDATE; INSULIN; LAUDANOSINE; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSULIN PUMP; INSULIN TREATMENT; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MICROPROCESSOR; SPOUSE; WEAPON;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ETOMIDATE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INSULIN INFUSION SYSTEMS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; METHODS; MIDDLE AGED; OPIUM; OVERDOSE;

EID: 2542597085     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000127383.69760.72     Document Type: Article

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