title: Significance of cyanide in medicolegal investigations involving fires.
abstract: This article presents the significance of cyanide in medicolegal investigation of fires. It discusses the various aspects of fire investigation and the pathophysiology of cyanide toxicity and evidence interpretation in fire investigations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles 90033-1084.
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Klatt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003486:Cyanides / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning* / Q000633:toxicity; D005390:Fires; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides