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Wigmore on Alcohol

Courtroom Alcohol Toxicology for the Medicolegal Professional

Author

ISBN

9781552212295

Publication Date

10/12/2011

Format

Paperback

Page extent

561

Publisher

AUD $110.00 gst included

SKU: 9781552212295 Category:

Wigmore on Alcohol is an indispensable tool for medical and legal practitioners looking for up-to-date scientific evidence related to blood alcohol. The author, James G. Wigmore, is a forensic alcohol toxicologist who has testified in over 600 criminal trials at all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as in civil and coroner cases, and has published more than 50 articles in the field of forensic alcohol toxicology.

Wigmore has developed the definitive sourcebook on courtroom alcohol toxicology for the medicolegal professional.

The book is an exhaustive survey of the scientific literature dealing with blood alcohol. The book abstracts over 650 articles from the periodical literature around the world and presents the information in a clear and systematic format which is easily accessible by both experts and lay persons.

Absorption, Distribution, and Elimination of Alcohol
Blood Alcohol
Breath Alcohol
Alcohol in Urine, Saliva, Sweat, and Breast Milk and Biomarkers of Alcohol Consumption
Effect of Alcohol on Driving Ability
Effect of Alcohol on Other Behaviors
Postmortem Alcohol
Other Alcohols and Related Compounds
Appendices:
Abbreviations and Explanations
Chemical Symbols and Formulas
Abstracted Studies
Index

This is truly an exceptional resource for any active professional and practitioner working in the area of forensic alcohol be they a toxicologist, researcher, educator, prosecutor, defense attorney, judge or law enforcement officer. As one of the online reviewers stated, Wigmore on Alcohol will be the new “Alcohol Bible” for years to come.

J Robert Zettl, BS, MPA, Newsletter, International Association for Chemical Testing, Volume 23, no.1, March, 2012, p. 2