It is difficult to say for sure when Philip Dhanens’ toxicology and autopsy report will be ready, said Dr. David Hadden, the Fresno County Coroner and public administer; however he hopes that it will be ready for the public soon.
Dhanens suffered an alcohol related death at a Theta Chi fraternity party during the second week of the fall semester.
“When you want to test for everything, you go to a specialized laboratory,” Hadden said. “So, there will be one or two that will test for quote ‘everything,’ which we call an all-scan.”
Hadden said there are very few of these laboratories in the country. Due to the extensive process, the tests can become very expensive.
A control is needed to check machines for the tests. To cut on costs, one control is used to set the machines for a specific type of test. Once the machine is prepped, many of the same types of tests can be run. This process is called batching.
“They generally wait until they get a certain number to batch them because it’s less expensive to run it that way,” Hadden said.