Fatal Intravenous Injection of Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Refilling Solution

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 202-204

  Thornton, Stephen L ^a   Oller, Lisa ^a   Sawyer, Tama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; COTININE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATININE; DRUG METABOLITE; ETIRACETAM; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; LIDOCAINE; LORAZEPAM; NICOTINE; POTASSIUM; PROPOFOL; TROPONIN I; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG IMMUNOASSAY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INDUCED HYPOTHERMIA; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; SINUS RHYTHM; TEMPERATURE; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FATALITY; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; NICOTINE; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; SUICIDE;

EID: 84902369858     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-014-0380-9     Document Type: Article

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