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Citation
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Eva M, Alberto S, Enrico G, Loredana B, Pesaresi M, Roberto T, Claudia R, Mariu Alexandru A, Roberto M, Angelo M, Raffaele G, Francesco Paolo B. J. Forensic Sci. Res. 2023; 7(1): 58-62. |
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Abstract
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Abstract of retracted article:
Drowning under drug influence is scarcely reported, especially in relation to lung weight in drug-free or drug-positivity drowning. A novel drowning index is proposed in order to easily compare some factors (drug exposure, fresh/salty water, gender, age, post-mortem interval) acting on drowning deaths. Autopsies and toxicological analyses were performed in 48 drowning cases.
Ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for drugs of abuse and headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry GC-MS for volatile substances resulted in positive on 13 cases. The drug-positive group was compared to the drug-free group thanks to a novel drowning index [(lungs plus pleural effusion) / height]. Salty/freshwater, sex, and age influence were studied in the two groups to detect their influence on the novel drowning index.
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