2014
Fatalities Due to Choking: Internal Occlusion of Airway
Coffey A, Pasquale-Styles M, Gill J. Fatalities Due to Choking: Internal Occlusion of Airway. Academic Forensic Pathology 2014, 4: 94-99. DOI: 10.23907/2014.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdentifiable risk factorsRisk factorsLong-term care facilitiesCommon risk factorsAcute alcohol intoxicationBolus of foodNeurologic impairmentDrug packetsGastric contentsNeurologic diseasePsychiatric illnessPreventable injuriesFatal chokingCare facilitiesHigh indexRestaurants/barsStreets/parksAlcohol intoxicationAirwayIntact adultsYounger ageOlder ageSwallowed bolusFatal blockageNon-food objects
2002
Ten years of "body packers" in New York City: 50 deaths.
Gill J, Graham S. Ten years of "body packers" in New York City: 50 deaths. Journal Of Forensic Sciences 2002, 47: 843-6. PMID: 12136995, DOI: 10.1520/jfs15469j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute intoxicationMajority of deathsCause of deathCocaine deathsBowel perforationManner of deathHypertensive diseaseNew York CityIntracerebral hemorrhageDrug packetsBody packersGastrointestinal tractGunshot woundsMarked predominanceDeathYork CityCocaineOpiatesDecedentsIntoxicationHemorrhageYearsDiseasePerforationTract