2020
Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths.
Nunez J, DeJoseph ME, Gill JR. Xylazine, a Veterinary Tranquilizer, Detected in 42 Accidental Fentanyl Intoxication Deaths. American Journal Of Forensic Medicine & Pathology 2020, 42: 9-11. PMID: 33031124, DOI: 10.1097/paf.0000000000000622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical structureEmergency medicine physiciansFatal drug intoxicationLack of responseTransient hypertensionIntoxication deathsDrug intoxicationMuscle relaxationMedicine physiciansXylazineIllicit drugsFentanylPublic healthDrugsDeathVeterinary medicineAdulterantsHypotensionAnalgesiaHypertensionClonidineBradycardiaNaloxoneSedativesTherapy
2016
An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates
Gill J, Vincent G, Toriello A, Nelson L. An Underestimation of Heroin Deaths Due to the Use of “Acute Opiate Intoxication” on Death Certificates. Academic Forensic Pathology 2016, 6: 114-121. PMID: 31239879, PMCID: PMC6474517, DOI: 10.23907/2016.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeroin deathsOpiate intoxicationIllicit substancesDeath certificate dataMajority of deathsPublic health agenciesHeroin fatalitiesMorphine intoxicationSpecific intoxicantsDrug intoxicationToxicology resultsDeath certificatesMorphine concentrationsCertificate dataPrevention strategiesToxicology reportsFatal intoxicationHealth agenciesIntoxicationToxicology testingDeathStudy sampleToxicological analysisToxicological investigationsScene investigation
2014
The syndrome of excited delirium
Gill J. The syndrome of excited delirium. Forensic Science, Medicine And Pathology 2014, 10: 223-228. PMID: 24526411, DOI: 10.1007/s12024-014-9530-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAsphyxiaAutopsyConducted Energy Weapon InjuriesDeliriumDiagnosis, DifferentialDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsForensic MedicineHumansIrritantsOmega-ChloroacetophenonePhysical ExertionProfessional RolePsychomotor AgitationPsychotic DisordersRestraint, PhysicalStress, PhysiologicalSubstance-Related DisordersSyndromeWounds and InjuriesConceptsExcited delirium syndromeExcited deliriumBlunt traumaNatural diseaseNeck compressionPotential causesLife-threatening conditionCause of deathMedical examiner/coronerMechanism of deathMultiple potential causesDelirium syndromeAutopsy findingsDrug intoxicationPsychiatric illnessDeliriumFatal instancesPathologist's roleSyndromeDeathDiseaseCauseTraumaForensic pathologist’s roleVariety of factors
2009
The Medicolegal Evaluation of Excited Delirium
Gill J. The Medicolegal Evaluation of Excited Delirium. Forensic Pathology Reviews 2009, 5: 91-111. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-110-9_6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcited deliriumRole of restraintLife-threatening syndromeExcited delirium deathsVariety of causesElevated potassium concentrationAsphyxial mechanismsCatecholamine effectsNeurochemical abnormalitiesAutopsy findingsDrug intoxicationPsychiatric illnessSudden deathDeliriumLactic acidosisCertification of deathMechanical traumaMinor injuriesMedicolegal evaluationNatural diseaseSyndromeComplex physiologicType of deathMedicolegal aspectsDeath
2002
Ecstasy (MDMA) deaths in New York City: a case series and review of the literature.
Gill J, Hayes J, deSouza I, Marker E, Stajic M. Ecstasy (MDMA) deaths in New York City: a case series and review of the literature. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2002, 47: 121-6. PMID: 12064638, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15211j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research