Postmortem Ethanol Testing Procedures Available to Accident Investigators

Abstract

An ethanol positive fatal case reported as being from ingestion was ultimately determined to be from postmortem ethanol production using the ratio of two serotonin metabolites found in urine. This case involved a transportation accident that could have resulted in additional hardships for the victim's family through loss of compensation and reputation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA473197

Entities

People

  • Dennis V. Canfield
  • James D. Brink
  • Kurt M. Dubowski
  • Robert D. Johnson
  • Russell J. Lewis

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accident Investigations
  • Accidents
  • Acetic Acid
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Digestive System Processes
  • Indicators
  • Information Exchange
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Metabolites
  • Microorganisms
  • Oklahoma
  • Production
  • Serotonin
  • Technical Information Centers
  • United States
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

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  • Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse Science in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
  • Economics