@article{ref1,
title="Blood from a line - Is it admissible?",
journal="Journal of forensic and legal medicine",
year="2007",
author="Beaumont, Guy",
volume="14",
number="1",
pages="46-48",
abstract="The Police Reform Act 2002 enables blood to be lawfully taken from any driver who has been involved in a road traffic accident, who lacks the capacity to consent as a result of a medical problem or injury, and who may be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Consent at the time is not required but must be obtained at a later date. Experience of forensic physicians suggest obtaining blood directly from a vein, as the Act requires, can sometimes be technically difficult in an intensive care setting. The case described discusses one such scenario and puts forward the reasons as to why blood from a line should be accepted as evidence.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-928X",
doi="10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.12.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.12.003"
}