Testing antemortem blood samples for ethanol after four to seven years of refrigerated storage.
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.14984
Abstract: The previous studies on ethanol stability in antemortem blood samples stored under various conditions have shown that ethanol concentration decreases with storage. The feasibility of measuring a forensically meaningful blood ethanol concentration in antemortem blood… read more here.
Keywords: storage; blood samples; antemortem blood; blood ... See more keywords
Lack of fermentation in antemortem blood samples stored unstoppered in various locations
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15147
Abstract: A common defense challenge when antemortem blood ethanol results are presented at trial is the assertion that ethanol was formed in the blood tube after the blood draw through fermentation of the blood glucose by… read more here.
Keywords: antemortem blood; various locations; stored unstoppered; fermentation ... See more keywords
Ethanol stability in unpreserved refrigerated antemortem blood
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DOI: 10.1111/1556-4029.15189
Abstract: Ethanol stability in preserved antemortem blood has been widely studied since it is a common practice in cases involving suspected impaired driving to collect antemortem blood in evacuated blood tubes containing sodium fluoride. In some… read more here.
Keywords: blood; blood tubes; antemortem blood; ethanol stability ... See more keywords