RESUMO
Toxic deaths in Pima County, Arizona, were studied over a four-year period. The deaths were analyzed according to cause and manner of death, toxic substance, and demographic data. The age group 40 to 49 years had the highest rate of suicide from toxic substances. The accident death rate was highest for ages 20 to 29 years. Carbon monoxide was most often found to be the cause of deaths in this study. The most prevalent drugs were narcotics followed by antidepressants, cocaine, and barbiturates. Comparisons are made with similar studies.
Assuntos
Intoxicação/mortalidade , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Arizona , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Intoxicação/epidemiologia , Suicídio/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The methods and techniques used in Categories 1, 2, and 3 are the least reliable because of their subjective nature as well as the ever-present potential for human error. These methods are valuable, however, as adjuncts in identification procedures in a total exclusionary and inclusionary comparison. The methods and techniques described in Category 4 have a more scientific basis, but still caution must be used, and, prior to the completion of the death certificate, a complete evaluation should be made of all techniques employed in the identification.