Collection and Storage of Specimens for Alcohol Analysis

This chapter describes how the task of collecting proper specimens in medical-legal investigations requires an understanding of the chemical and microbiological process that may affect an analytical result. However, observing a few simple criteria will provide sufficient safeguards to preserve most specimens for a valid alcohol determination. Simply stated, avoid contamination, use properly sized containers, use proper preservatives, and store specimens in appropriate temperatures. In specimens properly collected and preserved from living subjects, the interpretation of results is relatively straightforward. Many additional factors must be considered when interpreting ethanol concentrations in postmortem specimens.

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  Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 30040
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• Authors:
  • Anderson, William H
• Publication Date: 2008

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Edition: Fifth
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 275-283
• Monograph Title: Garriott's Medicolegal Aspects of Alcohol

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol tests; Alcohol use; Data collection; Highway safety; Human factors in crashes; Specimens; Storage facilities
• Uncontrolled Terms: Contamination
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

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• Accession Number: 01164889
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9781933264585
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 16 2010 9:11AM