Sodium nitrite detection in costal cartilage and vitreous humor - Case report of fatal poisoning with sodium nitrite.

@article{Tomsia2021SodiumND,
  title={Sodium nitrite detection in costal cartilage and vitreous humor - Case report of fatal poisoning with sodium nitrite.},
  author={Marcin Tomsia and Małgorzata Głaz and Joanna Nowicka and Michael P Szczepanski},
  journal={Journal of forensic and legal medicine},
  year={2021},
  volume={81},
  pages={
          102186
        }
}
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Sodium Nitrite Intoxication and Death: Summarizing Evidence to Facilitate Diagnosis

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Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend

While autopsy findings were generally consistent with the literature, scene findings emphasized the accessibility of sodium nitrite to the general public as well as important analytical limitations in the evaluation of suspected cases.

Suicide attempt using sodium nitrite ordered on the internet: Two case reports.

Case reports of 2 patients who attempted suicide by sodium nitrite after ordering a "suicide powder" on the internet market are presented, highlighting how simple and easy it is to buy Sodium nitrite for suicidal purposes.

The intervertebral discs’ fibrocartilage as a DNA source for genetic identification in severely charred cadavers

The results demonstrate the usefulness of human intervertebral disc fibrocartilage as an alternative DNA source for the genetic identification of charred bodies or charred torso fragments.

Cartilage Tissue in Forensic Science—State of the Art and Future Research Directions

The presented review summarizes the latest research on cartilage tissues and their current and potential applications in forensic science and describes the most important studies on using cartilage and its microscopic and macroscopic analyses to estimate the deceased age and determine postmortem interval values and the crime weapon.

Four cases of sodium nitrite suicidal ingestion: A new trend and a relevant Forensic Pathology and Toxicology challenge.

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