Garriott's Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol

Alcohol-related litigation typically pertains to arrests of drinking drivers, but also includes industrial accidents, public transport accidents, and violent crimes. Forensic alcohol analysis is the most frequently performed of all forensic laboratory tests. It is extremely important that alcohol analyses be preformed accurately and correctly and that the results are properly interpreted. Forensic toxicologists and pathologists are often called on to interpret the alcohol concentrations found in the specimens. Often, the results are deemed meaningless because samples are mishandled, equipment is incorrectly calibrated, or the results are incorrectly reported. This fifth revised edition, is designed to continue to provide up-to-date and authoritative information on alcohol in all aspects of its involvement in the forensic sciences. The original authors have provided updated science and information in their topic areas, and new authors with special expertise have been brought on board. All topics in the original book have been revised and expanded and new sections including prosecution and defense of driving under the influence (DUI) cases have been added. The wealth of information presented in this new fifth edition makes it an invaluable resource when investigating and litigating cases involving alcohol.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 30040
  Tucson, AZ  United States  85751-0040
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Fifth
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 534p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol use; Blood alcohol levels; Drunk drivers; Forensic medicine; Human factors in crashes; Laboratory tests; Legal factors; Pathology; Toxicology
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01164957
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781933264585
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 2010 9:11AM