Citation

Njau SN. Forensic Sci. Int. 2004; 139(2-3): 103-106.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece. ndungu@med.auth.gr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.09.021

PMID

15040903

Abstract

A case of a fatal foreign material aspiration is presented in the following text. A 24-year-old white male died suddenly. A piece of chewing gum lodged in a pool of frothy fluid was revealed at autopsy. Microscopic examinations revealed atelectasia emphysema, eosinophilic exudate and empty spaces. Blood and urine samples were analyzed, for alcohol and drug use by fluorescence polarization immunoassay (FPIA) on an Abbott AXSYM system. No alcohol or other drugs were detected in blood or urine.

Language: en