Forensic medical and toxicological expertise in a case of administrative license revocation: organizational and methodological considerations (a case report)
- Authors: Kuznetsov S.V.1,2, Molin Y.A.3, Reiniuk V.L.1, Sinenchenko A.G.4, Balabanova O.L.4, Antonova A.M.1,4, Batotsyrenov C.B.1, Demidova E.O.1, Varioshkin P.N.1, Pshennikova D.A.1,4, Sukhonos N.Y.5, Lodiagin G.A.6
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Affiliations:
- Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology
- Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
- North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
- Saint-Petersburg Institute of emergency care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze
- Kirov Military Medical Academy
- Almazov National Medical Research Center
- Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 185-195
- Section: Case reports
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2411-8729/article/view/313919
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/fm16240
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/CZGKKF
- ID: 313919
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The article discusses the controversial aspects of conducting medical examinations for intoxication. This work is based on a case report on determining the legitimacy of administrative license revocation, which involved a forensic medicine and toxicology expert.
A detailed chronology is provided, from the moment the driver was stopped by a traffic police officer and suspended from driving for an alcohol intoxication test, to the ruling by the magistrates’ court, which was later upheld by the court of cassation.
This case study illustrates errors in interpreting the findings of chemical tests for intoxication, which occur when psychoactive substances are incorrectly identified in human biological fluids. This case of γ-butyrolactone detection in a professional car driver highlights the inadmissibility of unreliable methods for chemical compound identification. Moreover, the paper emphasizes insufficient training of clinical laboratory diagnostics physicians, addresses the issue of an overly mechanistic approach to their work, and proposes potential solutions to the identified shortcomings.
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Semyon V. Kuznetsov
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology; Saint-Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: Nachsml@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3132-8522
SPIN-code: 5122-0242
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgYuri A. Molin
North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov
Email: juri.molin@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4343-4656
SPIN-code: 7439-0540
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgVladimir L. Reiniuk
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology
Email: institute@toxicology.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4472-6546
SPIN-code: 5828-0337
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAndrej G. Sinenchenko
Saint-Petersburg Institute of emergency care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze
Email: andreysin2013@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2815-3108
SPIN-code: 6059-1125
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgOlga L. Balabanova
Saint-Petersburg Institute of emergency care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze
Email: o.l.ya@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8636-9858
SPIN-code: 6286-3797
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgAnna M. Antonova
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology; Saint-Petersburg Institute of emergency care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze
Email: ama-spb@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-2690-5200
SPIN-code: 1576-7890
MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgChimit B. Batotsyrenov
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology
Email: steelfire282@gmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2693-6283
SPIN-code: 9446-5175
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgEkaterina O. Demidova
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology
Email: bedskaya.667@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0003-0820-8471
SPIN-code: 1618-1510
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgPavel N. Varioshkin
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology
Email: zonner17@list.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0000-3863-3602
SPIN-code: 6563-9541
MD
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgDarya A. Pshennikova
Institution Golikov Research Clinical Center of Toxicology; Saint-Petersburg Institute of emergency care named after I.I. Dzhanelidze
Email: dneoberdina@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0004-2531-410X
SPIN-code: 3810-1510
MD
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgNickodim Yu. Sukhonos
Kirov Military Medical Academy
Email: Kazisuv1@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0001-6036-4581
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
Georgy A. Lodiagin
Almazov National Medical Research Center
Email: glodyagin@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0007-6310-4797
SPIN-code: 4886-8890
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg
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