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Benton County coroner seeks on‑site toxicology unit to cut wait times from months to weeks
Summary
Coroner Daniel R. Oxford requested a Randox toxicology analyzer to shorten turnaround for toxicology screening (from months at the state crime lab to ~30 days in‑house), saying it would accelerate death certificates and reduce unnecessary autopsies; he estimated ~200 tests a year and operating costs of about $45 per test cartridge.
Daniel R. Oxford, the county coroner, asked justices to fund a Randox toxicology analyzer that would allow local screening of blood, urine and ocular fluid. Oxford said the machine would return preliminary results in roughly 30 days versus the state crime‑lab wait of four to 13 months on many cases.
"PrimeLab is about 4 to 13 months to get an autopsy report back," Oxford said, adding that a local…
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