Has the transdermal patch gone up in smoke? A fatal fentanyl intoxication;Hatte sich das pflaster in rauch aufgelöst? - Eine tödliche fentanylintoxikation

Archiv fur Kriminologie

Volumn 224, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-35

  Oechsler, Stephanie ^a,b   Zimmer, Gisela ^a,b   Pedal, Ingo ^a,b   Skopp, Gisela ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b c/o Institut für Rechtsmedizin und Verkehrsmedizin ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Fentanyl, fatal intoxication; Norfentanyl; Transdermal fentanyl patch

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; FENTANYL; FENTANYL DERIVATIVE; NORFENTANYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FLUID; DEATH; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID LIQUID EXTRACTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; AUTOPSY; FENTANYL; HUMANS; MALE; OVERDOSE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 69549084324     PISSN: 00039225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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