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Category Archives: Toxicology

How Can a Forensic Nurse Help in Your DUI Case?

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, General Medical, Homicide, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

DUI Prevalence According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2020, there were 11,654 deaths from drunk driving crashes, which equates to one person every 45 minutes and/or 32 people per day. This…

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Strangulation and Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, General Medical, Homicide, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Why Strangulation Occurs Since 1987, October has been declared Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) in order to raise awareness and connect individuals and organizations who work with this issue on a daily basis. This year,…

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The Many Implications of Asphyxiation

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, General Medical, Homicide, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Death By Asphyxiation The Greek used the term asphyxia when referring to a stopping of the heart rate or pulse. When the body doesn’t get enough oxygen, its organs cannot function, either by inadequate delivery…

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Alcohol Intoxication or Medical Issue?

Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Alcohol, trauma, or underlying medical condition? The legal limit of blood alcohol content is set by the US Department of Motor Vehicles at 0.08%. However, not everyone presents the same way clinically, as different individuals…

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Methamphetamine in Combination with Other Drugs and Violent Behavior

Assault, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Methamphetamine Usage Methamphetamine (meth) is a widely used, powerful stimulant which acts upon the central nervous system. Other names for meth include speed, crank, ice, crystal, and glass. It gives the user a sense of…

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TBI and Drug Abuse

Criminal Law, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

The Frontal Cortex Connection: TBI and Drug Abuse The long-term effects of traumatic brain injury are at long last being acknowledged and researched in our society, partly due to the media’s attention to the severity…

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Anxiety: When Benzo’s Attack

DUI, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Did you Know? Anxiety disorders develop from risk factors such as genetics, brain chemistry life events and personality. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States. Approximately 40 million adults age…

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Diabetes Complications – Mimics To DUI?

Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

Diabetes The American Diabetes Association (ADA) reports that there are 30.3 million American adults with diabetes. This is approximately 9.4% of the American population.  The ADA also reports that 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with…

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Fentanyl: An involuntary intoxication defense?

Assault, Criminal Law, DUI, General Medical, Psych/Mental Health, Psych/Mental Health (Civil), ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

A strange occurrence at a Massachusetts hospital Articles by Forensic Magazine and New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Between 2012 to 2016, fourteen patients showed up at a Massachusetts hospital with a strange problem.  All…

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Are alcoholics really at fault for their crimes?

Assault, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Mitigation, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Godoy Medical Forensics, Inc.

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is Wernicke encephalopathy. What is encephalopathy? Encephalopathy is a general term describing any disease of…

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Shock in Criminal Cases

Assault, Blunt Force Trauma, Domestic Violence, DUI, Emergency Department, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

In April, I covered delirium and noted that there are many underlying etiologies that can cause it. One such etiology is hypoperfusion. When the blood flow is cut off to the vital organs, the body…

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What role does Hypoxia play in Criminal Cases? {Assault/Trauma}

Assault, Child Abuse, Criminal Law, Domestic Violence, DUI, General Medical, Homicide, Psych/Mental Health, ToxicologyBy Tara Godoy

For both prosecutors and defense attorneys, it’s often important to know the defendant’s state of mind to litigate the case. If a defendant has a medical condition or traumatic injury that could result in hypoxia…

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