title: Toxicological findings in fatal aircraft accidents in the United Kingdom.
abstract: Toxicology studies can contribute much to investigations into the causes of accidents. This paper examines toxicological data from 485 fatal aircraft accidents over a 24-year period in terms of relevance to causing accidents and difficulties in procuring samples for analysis.
mesh_terms: D000060:Accidents, Aviation; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005285:Fermentation; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014116:Toxicology; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D002248:Carbon Monoxide