Biochemical diagnostics of fatal opium intoxication
Papyshev, I.P.; Astashkina, O.G.; Tuchik, E.S.; Nikolaev, B.S.; Cherniaev, A.L.
Sudebno-Meditsinskaia Ekspertiza 56(2): 30-32
2013
ISSN/ISBN: 0039-4521 PMID: 23802303 Document Number: 665821
Biochemical diagnostics of fatal opium intoxication remains a topical problem in forensic medical science and practice. We investigated materials obtained in the course of forensic medical expertise of the cases of fatal opium intoxication. The study revealed significant differences between myoglobin levels in blood, urine, myocardium, and skeletal muscles. The proposed approach to biochemical diagnostics of fatal opium intoxication enhances the accuracy and the level of evidence of expert conclusions.