Caffeine fatalities—four case reports

作者: Per Holmgren , Lotta Nordén-Pettersson , Johan Ahlner

DOI: 10.1016/J.FORSCIINT.2003.09.019

关键词: PsychiatryCaffeine intoxicationForensic autopsyCaffeineAccident preventionSurgeryOver-the-counterEphedrinePoison controlInjury controlMedicine

摘要: Four cases of fatal intoxications with caffeine are described. Caffeine is widely available in beverages and different OTC-products, many them combinations other drugs like ephedrine. not as harmless one might believe. An overdose alone, intentional or not, be deadly. It seems to warranted include the drug-screening forensic autopsy cases. motivated from a medical point view sell pure over counter.

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