Forensic Toxicology

Contents: Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction. 2. Corrosives. 3. Inorganic irritants, Metallic irritants-inorganic arsenic-metallic irritant-inorganic. 4. Organic irritants: Plant irritants-organic. 5. Animal irritants - organic: snakes-animal irritants-organic. 6. Food poisons, Plant food poisons: Argemone mexicana (Prickly poppy) - Plant food adulterant-organic. 7. Neurotransmission inhibitors pesticides : Organophosphate pesticides - choline esterase inhibitor -organic. 8. Cytochrome oxidase inhibitors rodenticides : Aluminium phosphide - rodenticide-cytochrome oxidase inhibitor-inorganic. 9. Cerebral poisons-inebriants: Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol)- Cerebral poison-inebriant-organic. 10. Cerebral poison- central nervous system depressants-orgnic: Barbiturates - central nervous system depressants-organic. 11. Cerebral plant poisons-somniferous-organic: Opium (Papaver somniferum)-cerebral plant poison-somniferous-organic. 12. Cerebral plant poisons-deliriants-organic: Cocaine (Erythroxylum cocoa)-cerebral plant poison-deliriant-organic. 13. Asphyxiants-inorganic: Hydrocyanic Acid (HCN) and Cyanides-asphyxiants-inorganic. 14. Spinal poisons-organic: Strychnie (Strychnous nuxvomica) -Spinal plant poison-organic. 15. Cardiac plant poisons-organic: digitalis or foxglove (Digitalis Purpurea)- Cardiac plant poison-organic. 16. Drug dependance. Glossary.

"The book provides a detailed description of toxic principle, mode of action, fatal dose, fatal period, ante mortem signs and symptoms, treatment, post mortem signs and forensic and medico legal significance related to corrosives, metals, non-metals, pesticides, vegetables poisons, fungal poisons, animal poisons, somniferous cerebral poisons, inebriant cerebral poisons, drugs of toxicological significance, stimulants, depressants, deliriants, tranquilizers, drugs of abuse, spinal poisons, cardiac poisons, asphyxiants, solvents, food poisons etc.

Added feature of this book is the highlighting of the signs and symptoms in a concise and brief way, which make it user friendly. Another added feature of this book is inclusion of glossary for medical terminologies used in the book, which it is hoped, will definitely find useful for students in forensic science, investigation officials, judicial officers, lawyers, forensic scientists etc... With years of experience in teaching the subject in premier institutes, colleges and universities, for medical graduates forensic science graduates and post graduates, the author has dealt with the subject in a simple and precise manner. It is hoped that the book will serve as an invaluable textbook to students of forensic science, medicine, law and as a handbook to the practicing professionals in criminal justice system." (jacket)