Advance of Forensic Research in Insulin Poisoning / 法医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Insulin as a com m on clinical hypoglycem ic agent can effectively control serves to low er the concentration of blood glucose. H ow ever, insulin overdose can lead to death. In the w hole fatal cases of insulin overdose, m edical accident is the m ost com m on, follow ed by suicide. T hough insulin hom icide is extrem ely rare, it deserves great attention. T hough there are som e researches about insulin poisoning on forensic toxicology and pathology, it is still a difficult task in forensic practice. In this paper, the m ech-anism of death, pathological changes, detection m ethods and diagnose criteria of insulin overdose w ill be discussed in the view of forensic toxicology and pathology. W e hope that this paper could enhance rela-tive know ledges of insulin poisoning for m edical exam iners.