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
2013
Homicidal Neck Compression of Females: Autopsy and Sexual Assault Findings
Gill J, Cavalli D, Ely S, Stahl-Herz J. Homicidal Neck Compression of Females: Autopsy and Sexual Assault Findings. Academic Forensic Pathology 2013, 3: 454-457. DOI: 10.23907/2013.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCause of deathNeck compressionExternal injuriesThyroid cartilage fractureSoft tissue injuriesMajority of deathsInternal examinationExternal neck injuryMedical examiner recordsCartilage fractureTissue injuryNeck injuriesThyroid cartilageInjuryPetechiaeSoft tissueDeathNeckDecedentsEyes/faceAsphyxiaCauseFemale homicidesExaminationSexual assault
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