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Patient termination of a life‐sustaining medical device: Suicide or natural death?
Medical technology has made tremendous strides in extending the lives of patients who have suffered organ failure. Machines can now replace the function of the kidneys, the heart, and other vital organs. Much has been written about a patient's right to refuse or direct the w...
Practical benzylation of N,N‐substituted ethanolamines related to chemical warfare agents...
The benzylation of three low molecular weight N,N‐disubstituted ethanolamines related to chemical warfare agents (CWAs) to furnish derivatives with improved gas chromatography‐mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) profiles is described. Due to their low molecular weight and polar nature, N,N...
Detection and confirmation of fentanyls in high clay‐content soil by electron ionization...
Detection of illicit drugs in the environment, particularly in soils, often suggests the present or past location of a clandestine production center for these substances. Thus, development of efficient methods for the analysis and detection of these chemicals is of paramount impo...
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Field‐portable detection of fentanyl and its analogs: A review
The need to detect fentanyl and its analogs in the field is an important capability to help prevent unintentional exposure or overdose on these substances, which may result in death. Many portable methods historically used in the field by first responders and other field users to...
An unusual case of a triple suicide pact at the time of the COVID‐19 pandemic
In December 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared SARS‐CoV2 a global pandemic. Home confinement, low social contacts, and fear of virus transmission played a major role as risk factors for suicides during the following period. Suicide pacts, in particular, showed a d...
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Deaths associated with electric shock injuries in children and adults: A 10‐year...
Electric shock injuries (EIs) have high rates of morbidity and mortality in both children and adults. The aim of this study was to examine autopsy cases resulting from EIs and to compare pediatric and adult groups with respect to sociodemographic data, clinical characteristics, l...
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The rise and rise of fentanyl in postmortem casework
Forensic toxicology laboratories are navigating a period of time with increasing drug overdose deaths, an opioid epidemic, the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the illicit drug market flooded with novel psychoactive substances. In New York City, the Department of Forensic Tox...
The applications of MicroCT in studying age‐related tooth morphological change and dental...
Conventional dental age estimation relies on destructive methods such as sectioning and staining, which are unpreferable when the tooth is required for evidential or archeological preservation. MicroCT is a non‐destructive, high‐resolution imaging technique that allows for accura...
The rise and rise of fentanyl in postmortem casework
Forensic toxicology laboratories are navigating a period of time with increasing drug overdose deaths, an opioid epidemic, the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the illicit drug market flooded with novel psychoactive substances. In New York City, the Department of Forensic Tox...
IoT forensics: Exploiting unexplored log records from the HIKVISION file system
CCTV surveillance systems are IoT products that can be found almost everywhere. Their digital forensic analysis often plays a key role in solving crimes. However, it is common for these devices to use proprietary file systems, which frequently hinders a complete examination. HIKV...