Alprazolam-related deaths in Palm Beach CountyBarbara C Wolf
Office of the Medical Examiner, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 26:24-7. 2005
..This study confirms that alprazolam alone is rarely a cause of death, and that alprazolam abuse usually occurs within a polydrug use pattern. The high incidence of cocaine as a cointoxicant has not been previously reported...
- Methadone-related deaths in Palm Beach County
Barbara C Wolf
Office of the Medical Examiner, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, USA
J Forensic Sci 49:375-8. 2004
..Determining the cause of death in methadone-positive cases necessitates correlation with autopsy results and investigative findings...
- One hundred seventy two deaths involving the use of oxycodone in Palm Beach County
Barbara C Wolf
Office of the Medical Examiner, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, USA
J Forensic Sci 50:192-5. 2005
..This study confirms that deaths in which oxycodone is a factor are most commonly cases of combined drug toxicity. The high incidence of alprazolam as a co-intoxicant has not been previously recognized...
- Sudden death associated with food and exercise
Lisa M Flannagan
Office of the Medical Examiner, Palm Beach County, West Palm Beach, FL 33406, USA
J Forensic Sci 49:543-5. 2004
..An elevated serum tryptase level may be indicative of an allergic reaction, and allergen-specific IgE levels may be used to confirm the particular antigen...
- Patterns of injury in a fatal BASE jumping accident
Barbara C Wolf
Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner, Fort Myers, Florida, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 29:349-51. 2008
..We report the case of the death of an experienced BASE jumper who died after jumping from the antenna of a radio broadcast tower in southwest Florida to illustrate the unique hazards inherent in this sport...
- Alligator attacks in southwest Florida
Brett E Harding
Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner, Fort Myers, FL 33907, USA
J Forensic Sci 51:674-7. 2006
..These cases illustrate the varied pathophysiologies associated with deaths due to alligator attacks on humans and the features that distinguish alligator bites from those of other aquatic predators...
- Independence day explosion on lovers key
Brett A Harding
Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner, Fort Myers, 70 Danley Drive, FL 33907, USA
J Forensic Sci 52:1186-9. 2007
..Additionally, this case demonstrates unusual aspects of the postmortem examinations performed on victims of fireworks-related incidents...
- Investigative and autopsy findings in sport aircraft-related deaths in southwest Florida
Barbara C Wolf
Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner, Fort Myers, FL, USA
Am J Forensic Med Pathol 29:214-8. 2008
..These cases illustrate the varied pathologies associated with deaths due to crashes of sport aircraft and reveal the lack of uniformity associated with the investigations of such deaths...
