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Forensic appraisal of death due to acute alcohol poisoning: three case reports and a literature review.

Hui Wang1, Hongmei Xu1, Wencan Li2, Beixu Li1, Qun Shi3, Kaijun Ma3, Bi Xiao3, Long Chen1.   

Abstract

Death due to acute alcohol poisoning lacks specific anatomical characteristics, compared with other deaths due to drug poisoning. We report three forensic cases of death from acute alcohol poisoning due to inhibition of the respiratory centre and eventual asphyxia. Blood alcohol concentrations in the three fatalities were 5.28, 3.33 and 3.78 mg/mL, respectively. Lethal doses and blood alcohol concentrations showed differences between individuals. Detailed auxiliary tests besides autopsy were undertaken. These cases show that forensic scientists should exclude other causes of death, combine the autopsy with auxiliary tests, and then make an appraisal.
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of the Academy of Forensic Science.

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Keywords:  Forensic sciences; acute alcohol poisoning; blood alcohol concentration; central nervous system depression; forensic pathology

Year:  2019        PMID： 33457053      PMCID： PMC7781983          DOI： 10.1080/20961790.2019.1572259

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Forensic Sci Res        ISSN： 2471-1411


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