The prevalence of drugs in carbon monoxide-related deaths: A retrospective study, 2000-2003

American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 242-248

  Przepyszny, Lisa M ^a   Jenkins, Amanda J ^a  

^a Office of the Cuyahoga County Coroner   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Drugs; Ethanol

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMFEBUTAMONE; AMITRIPTYLINE; AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CANNABINOID DERIVATIVE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CITALOPRAM; COCAINE; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOXYLAMINE; FLUOXETINE; HYDROXYZINE; LIDOCAINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; OLANZAPINE; OPIATE; PAROXETINE; PHENCYCLIDINE; QUININE; SERTRALINE; TRAMADOL; UNINDEXED DRUG; VENLAFAXINE; ZOLPIDEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SUICIDE;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OHIO; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE;

EID: 34548269200     PISSN: 01957910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.paf.0000257417.26383.e4     Document Type: Review

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