Forensic application of ESEM and XRF-EDS techniques to a fatal case of sodium phosphate enema intoxication

International Journal of Legal Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 345-350

  Viel, G ^a   Cecchetto, G ^a   Fabbri, L D ^a   Furlan, C ^b   Ferrara, S D ^a   Montisci, M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health Legal Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b CUGAS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Enema intoxication; ESEM; Sodium phosphate; XRF EDS

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; FLEET; FLEET ENEMA; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLON PERFORATION; COLOSTOMY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ABSORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FATALITY; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPERPHOSPHATEMIA; HYPOCALCEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTOXICATION; MALE; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN; CALCIUM; CATHARTICS; COLON; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENEMA; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; KIDNEY; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MYOCARDIUM; OXYGEN; PERITONITIS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 67349162469     PISSN: 09379827     EISSN: 14371596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-009-0344-9     Document Type: Article

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