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200 _aAn analysis of post-mortem toxicology practices in drug-related death cases in Europe
_bRecurso eletrónico
_etechnical report
210 _aLuxembourg
_cPublications Office of the European Union
_d2019
215 _a1 CD-ROM
_d12 cm
300 _aFicheiro de 1,21 MB em formato PDF (52 p.).
330 _aAcknowledgements. Executive summary. Background and objectives. Key findings. Limitations. Conclusions. Introduction. Part 1: Scoping study on national reference documents that address drug-related death toxicology investigations in Europe (28 EU Member States plus Norway and Turkey). 1.1. Objective and methods. 1.2. Findings. 1.2.1. Coverage of post-mortem toxicology in national and international guidelines. 1.2.2. Decision-making on the application of post-mortem forensic toxicological investigations in suspected drug-related deaths. 1.2.3. Pre-analytical management: sample collection, preservatives, storage of post-mortem specimens, preparation and extraction. 1.2.4 Calibration in the case of post-mortem specimens. 1.2.5. Standards for post-mortem screening and confirmatory analytical methods. 1.2.6. Analytical methods for new psychoactive substances in post-mortem specimens. 1.2.7. Interpretation and reporting of findings in forensic toxicology. 1.2.8. Certification of drug-related deaths. 1.3. Discussion. Part 2: Survey of practices — mapping the ‘typical’ or ‘standard’ toxicology practices in place in each country. 2.1. Objective. 2.2. Methods. 2.3. Results. 2.3.1 Characteristics of participating laboratories. 2.3.2. Collection of test material for toxicological analysis. 2.3.3. Laboratory equipment. 2.3.4. Analytical strategy. 2.3.5. Analytical strategy: classification. 2.3.6. Special analytical considerations and reporting. 2.3.7. Substance group coverage. 2.3.8. Collaboration/information Exchange. 2.3.9. Coverage of new psychoactive substances. 2.3.10. Suggestions for improvements. 3. Discussion and conclusions. 3.1 Interpreting drug-related death prevalence data against the background of toxicology standards and capacity in European countries. 3.2. Conclusions. 3.2.1. Consequences and priorities for public health. References.
606 _aTOXICOLOGIA FORENSE
_9100154
606 _aANÁLISE LABORATORIAL
_9326721
606 _aANÁLISE DE VESTÍGIOS
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606 _aTOXICODEPENDÊNCIA
_9225048
606 _aEUROPA
_9326972
710 _aEUROPEAN MONITORING CENTRE FOR DRUGS AND DRUG ADDICTION
_9351987
955 _xOferta