Forensic appraisal of death due to acute alcohol poisoning: three case reports and a literature review

• Main Authors: Hui Wang (Author), Hongmei Xu (Author), Wencan Li (Author), Beixu Li (Author), Qun Shi (Author), Kaijun Ma (Author), Bi Xiao (Author), Long Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford University Press, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Death due to acute alcohol poisoning lacks specific anatomical characteristics, compared with other deaths due to drug poisoning. We report three forensic cases of death from acute alcohol poisoning due to inhibition of the respiratory centre and eventual asphyxia. Blood alcohol concentrations in th...