Journal of Forensic Research

Ansam Y Al-Buaijan

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparative Study of Blood Metal Levels in Post-Mortem and Living Population Samples from Dammam, KSA
  Author(s): Ahmed R Ragab, Maha K Al-Mazroua, Sahar M Younis, Ahmed Al- Emam, Nadia M Al-Moagel, Ansam Y Al-Buaijan and Aqueel M Al-AbadieAhmed R Ragab, Maha K Al-Mazroua, Sahar M Younis, Ahmed Al- Emam, Nadia M Al-Moagel, Ansam Y Al-Buaijan and Aqueel M Al-Abadie
  
  Post-mortem testing of drugs and toxic agents is becoming an increasingly indispensible part of the forensic pathology routine that has recently made considerable progress. However, little attention has been given to the post-mortem blood and tissue metal levels compared to reference values of living population. Therefore, this study was designed to determine the post-mortem blood levels of arsenic (As), selenium (Se), silver (Ag), cadmium (Cd), antimony (Sb), mercury (Hg), thallium (Ti) and lead (Pb) and to compare their levels with the measured reference values from a living population sample. Moreover, the relationship between the post-mortem blood metal levels and the post-mortem interval (PMI) was investigated. Two hundreds and twelve post-mortem femoral blood samples were collected from autopsied cases at the Forensic Medicine centre in Dammam Saudi Arabia. In addition, a living.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7145.1000385

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