Author/Editor		Zorec-Karlovšek, M; Štefanič, B; Balažic, J; Ermenc, B
Title		A contribution towards confirming the dangerous state of hypoglycemia in persons involved in fatal traffic accidents
Type		članek
Source		In: Proceedings of the 11th international meeting on forensic medicine Alpe-Adria-Pannonia; 2002 May 3-5; Visegrad, Hungary. Visegrad: ,
Publication year		2002
Volume		str. 60-5
Language		eng
Abstract		A substantial number of road users are diabetes mellitus patients. Only professional drivers are subject to restrictions, as insulin-dependent diabetics are not seen as fit to perform this work. It is well known that hypoglycaemia in treated diabetic patients poses more risk to road users than hyperglycemias, thus it seems sensible to check biochemical parameters to determine the existence of hypoglycaemia in fatal traffic accidents where diabetes patients were involved, especially in cases where an overdose of medication, reduced food intake or increased physical activity is suspected. In this study, the values of HbAlc, glucose, lactate and combined values of glucose and lactate in vitreus humour were measured and evaluated to confirm the terminal hypoglycaemic state in a victim involved in a traffic accident.
Descriptors		ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC DIABETES MELLITUS, INSULIN-DEPENDENT HYPOGLYCEMIA HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED KETONE BODIES MIDDLE AGE VITREOUS BODY GLUCOSE LACTATES FATAL OUTCOME AUTOPSY