TOSSICOLOGIA FORENSE ED ELEMENTI DI MEDICINA LEGALE
Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: NUNZIATA GIUSEPPA ELISABETTA BARBERAExpected Learning Outcomes
Acquisition of information relevant to the exercise of the profession under the normative-legal and ethical profile with reference to consequences in criminal and civil law.
Acquisition of knowledge of the general problems of medico-legal interest on terms of correct methodology. Acquisition of basic knowledge to be applied to investigations of various areas of Forensic Medicine. Acquisition of the basal technical elements, even analytical, for the forensic diagnosis of acute and chronic poisoning.
Course Structure
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
Frontal lessons:
the concept of poison
diagnosis of poisoning
brief description of the pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs)
methodology of the chemical-toxicological survey
carbon monoxide
drugs of abuse, ethyl alcohol, opiates and derivatives, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, drugs, volatile substances
legal aspects of drugs
ethyl alcohol and driving
research for drugs in biological and non-organic simplest
report to Public Prosecutor’s Office
legal advice to the Office of Public Prosecutions
professional secrecy
professional responsibility
Laboratory exercises
Extractive techniques from biological matrices for detecting: antidepressants and antipsychotics, organic alkaloidal substances, benzodiazepines, opiates, cocaine and metabolites, methadone, cannabinoids, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, and volatile substances.
Specific analytical techniques: screening test, GC-MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID headspace.
Textbook Information
M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.
N. Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | the concept of poison | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 2 | diagnosis of poisoning | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 3 | brief description of the pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of drugs) | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 4 | methodology of the chemical-toxicological survey | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 5 | carbon monoxide | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 6 | drugs of abuse, ethyl , opiates and derivatives, cannabis, cocaine, amphetamines, hallucinogens, drugs, volatile substances | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 7 | legal aspects of drugs | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 8 | ethyl alcohol and driving | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 9 | research for drugs in biological and non-organic simplest | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 10 | professional responsibility | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 11 | report to Public Prosecutor’s Office | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 12 | professional secrecy | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 13 | advice to the Office of Public Prosecutions | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 14 | Extractive techniques from biological and non-biological matrices Specific analytical techniques: screening test, GC-MS, GC-ECD, GC-FID headspace. | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 15 | Extractive techniques from biological and matricesfor detecting: antidepressants and antipsychotics, organic alkaloidal substances, | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
| 16 | Extractive techniques from biological and matricesfor detecting:, opiates, cocaine and metabolites, methadone, cannabinoids, ethyl alcohol, methyl alcohol, and volatile substances. | M. Houck, Forensic Toxicology, Academic Press, 2018.N.Lappas, C. Lappas, Forensic Toxicology, Principles and Concepts, Academic Press, 2015. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The exam will be based on the program (already defined) and on the laboratory experiences carried out during the practical exercises.