Injection sites sampling

Category: Analysis

Excision of skin and tissue (muscle) may be necessary in postmortem investigation of a suspected injection site. Typically a cube of muscle and skin is removed...

Urine sampling

Category: Analysis

In antemortem settings, a mid-stream urine sample is usually collected into a plastic container containing sodium fluoride as preservative. In some settings it...

Gastric contents sampling

Category: Analysis

Gastric content is a potentially valuable specimen for analysis in postmortem and clinical cases. Unabsorbed drug or tablet fragments in the gastric contents...

Bile sampling

Category: Analysis

Bile is generally aspirated from the gallbladder using a hypodermic syringe. It may be necessary to tie off the gallbladder prior to collection if...

Vitreous humour sampling

Category: Analysis

Direct aspiration of vitreous humour using a hypodermic syringe may yield 2–3mL of fluid per eye. The needle should be placed in the central...

Blood Sampling

Category: Analysis

Specimen selection, sampling, storage and stability Appropriate selection, sampling and proper storage of biological evidence are important, yet sometimes...

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