NARCOTISM (FROM FORENSIC MEDICINE TEACHING PROGRAMS A SERIES - SEE NCJ-53061)

• NCJ Number: 52776
• Author(s): M HELPERN
• Date Published: 1978
• Length: 0 pages
• Corporate Author: New York University
• Sale Source: National Audiovisual Ctr
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: *This document is currently unavailable from NCJRS. 23 MINUTES, COLOR VIDEOCASSETTE, 1978 AVAILABLE AS A SET ONLY

Annotation

IN THIS VIDEO TAPED TRAINING PROGRAM FOR FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS, AUTOPSY TECHNIQUES ARE ILLUSTRATED FOR VICTIMS OF ACUTE NARCOTIC POISONING CAUSED BY THE USE OF HEROIN.

Abstract

THE NATURE AND EFFECT OF NARCOTIC POISONING ARE EXAMINED, WITH ATTENTION TO THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS OF A POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION: (1) DIFFERENTIATING NARCOTISM FROM SIMPLE PNEUMONIA, (2) EVALUATING THE CAUSE OF DEATH (I.E., OVERDOSE, INFECTIONS), AND (3) CATALOGING THE PARAPHENALIA USED TO ADMINISTER THE DOSE AND THE FEATURES OF A NARCOTIC DEATH (E.G., TRACK MARKS, LUNG DAMAGE, HEMORRHAGING, ENLARGED LYMPH NODES). (KBL)