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A PCP overdose death in Northern Virginia
Phencyclidine (PCP), a Schedule II dissociative anesthetic, is no longer prescribed. Recreational use of PCP still exists, often localized to certain metropolitan areas in the United States, including the Baltimore–Washington, D.C. corridor. PCP was detected in 3.07% of the Drivi...
Fatal pediatric neck entrapment in a lift‐up storage bed: A preventable domestic asphyxial...
Bed‐related deaths are rare in forensic practice and are usually associated with falls, restraint‐related entrapment, or unsafe infant sleeping environments. Fatal mechanical asphyxia involving lift‐up storage beds is an exceptional occurrence, and the few published cases involve...
ASB – Decision of an ANSI Appeal
Correction to “The grip of crime: Analyzing strangulation and asphyxiation typologies in...

ASB Newsletter – August 28, 2026
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Indirect fractures in long bones resulting from gunshot trauma: Occurrence,...
Indirect fractures from gunshot wounds can occur when a projectile impacts soft tissue without making direct contact with the bone. Existing biomechanical and clinical research suggests that indirect fractures result in lower levels of comminution, and that resultant fracture pat...