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Title: | Ethanol levels in legally autopsied subjects: Analytical approach and epidemiological relevance in a prospective study in the touristic region of the Canary Islands (Spain) | Authors: | Almeida-González, Maira Henríquez Hernández, Luis Alberto Pérez Luzardo, Octavio L. Zumbado, Manuel Zaragoza, Enrique Meilán, María José Camacho Rodríguez, María Boada, luis d |
UNESCO Clasification: | 3214 Toxicología 6113 Psicofarmacología |
Keywords: | Forensic sciences Blood alcohol concentration Vitreous humor alcohol concentration Traffic accidents Tourist region, et al |
Issue Date: | 2017 | Journal: | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine | Abstract: | The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of alcohol in individuals (137) that were subjected to a mandatory medico-legal autopsy in the Institute of Legal Medicine of Las Palmas (Canary Islands, Spain) during 2015. Blood and vitreous humor samples (232) were analyzed by gas chromatography. 46.0% of the individuals were positive for alcohol, being half of them tourists. Blood alcohol concentrations (bac) was higher in men over 60 years (p = 0.041). 10.2% of the series died in a traffic accident, and victims had the highest proportion of positives to alcohol (64.3%) and the highest bac (2.56 g/l, p = 0.048). The BAC: VHAC (alcohol in vitreous humor) ratio was higher among victims of traffic crashes (p = 0.036), suggesting a short elapsed interval between the alcohol intake and the fatal accident. The results of this study indicate that ethanol is still heavily involved in non-natural deaths. | URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10553/35409 | ISSN: | 1752-928X | DOI: | 10.1016/j.jflm.2017.08.015 | Source: | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine [ISSN 1752-928X], v. 52, p. 40-45 |
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