TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Blood from a line - Is it admissible?
JO  - Journal of forensic and legal medicine
A1  - Beaumont, Guy
SP  - 46
EP  - 48
VL  - 14
IS  - 1
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1752-928X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcfm.2005.12.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -