Examining the role of toxicology in death investigation, this book provides practical insights on conducting toxicology tests and completing the toxicology report. It explains chain of custody; specimen collection and security; sampling of blood, urine, bile, and vitreous humor; and selection of
post-mortem specimens. The book analyzes various testing procedures, discusses methods and strategies for analysis, covers quality assurance protocols and controls, and instructs in the proper interpretation of postmortem
drug tests. Containing referecnces, tables, figures, and useful appendices, this book is a handy resource for
forensic scientists and medical examiners.
