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(0)Dennis V Canfield
Author
Publisher
Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Pub. Date
May, 2006
Language
English
Description
Following a fatal aviation accident, specimens from deceased pilots are collected by local pathologists and sent to the Bioaeronautical Sciences Research Laboratory for toxicological analysis, to identify all pilots found positive for medications used to treat cardiovascular, psychological, or neurological conditions.
Author
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"The Civil Aerospace Medical Institute's toxicology laboratory receives biological specimens from more than 90% of all fatal aviation accidents that occur in the United States and its territories. As a part of the routine analysis of pilot specimens, the laboratory tests all cases for the presence of marijuana (cannabis). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) reported a 1.5-fold increase...
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
"An ethanol positive fatal case reported as being from ingestion was ultimately determined to be from postmortem ethanol production using the ratio of two serotonin metabolites found in urine. This case involved a transportation accident that could have resulted in additional hardships for the victim's family through loss of compensation and reputation."--P. i.
Author
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
"Biological samples from the victims of aviation accidents are submitted to the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for toxicological evaluation. Body components of aviation accident fatalities are often scattered, disintegrated, commingled, contaminated, and/or putrefied at accident scenes. These situations may impose difficulties in victim identification and tissue matching, thereby in the toxicological analysis of authentic samples and the...
Author
Series
DOT/FAA/AM volume 08/24
Publisher
Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
"For aircraft accident investigations, samples from pilot fatalities are analyzed at the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA's) Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) for the presence of combustion gases, alcohols/volatiles, and drugs. Throughout this forensic toxicological process, a high degree of quality control/quality assurance (QC/QA) is maintained, and quality improvement is continuously pursued. Under this philosophy, CAMI started a quarterly...
