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Fatal caffeine overdose: two case reportsSarah Kerrigan
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, P O Box 4700, Albuquerque, NM 87196 4700, USA
Forensic Sci Int 153:67-9. 2005..In the second case, femoral blood from a 29-year-old male with a history of obesity and diabetes contained 567 mg/L caffeine. In both cases, the cause of death was ruled as caffeine intoxication and the manner of death was accidental...- Postmortem morphine concentrations following use of a continuous infusion pumpSarah Kerrigan
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, P O Box 4700, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87196 4700, USA
J Anal Toxicol 28:529-32. 2004..This report highlights issues surrounding postmortem toxicological interpretation within the context of chronic pain management... - The influence of collection site and methods on postmortem morphine concentrations in a porcine modelCameron S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention, Research and Education, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
J Anal Toxicol 30:651-8. 2006..This observation is not surprising given the transformation that occurs prior to the drug reaching the femoral vein. Values associated with diffuse tissues, relative to femoral veins, demonstrate more stochastic variation... - Distribution of GHB in tissues and fluids following a fatal overdoseSusan Mazarr-Proo
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, Albuquerque, 87196-4700, USA
J Anal Toxicol 29:398-400. 2005..The cause of death was attributed to GHB intoxication, and the manner of death was accidental... - The influence of site of collection on postmortem morphine concentrations in heroin overdose victimsCameron S Crandall
Department of Emergency Medicine, Center for Injury Prevention Research and Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131 0001, USA
J Forensic Sci 51:413-20. 2006..Left and right ventricular morphine concentrations were usually similar, although up to 3.2-fold differences were noted (left side higher)... - Strychnine overdose following ingestion of gopher baitTania Lindsey
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, Albuquerque 87196-4700, USA
J Anal Toxicol 28:135-7. 2004..36 mg/L, 1.17 mg/L, 2.92 mg/L, 4.59 mg/kg, and 0.86 mg/kg strychnine, respectively. No other drugs were detected in any of the samples. The cause of death was attributed to rodenticide poisoning, and the manner of death was suicide... - Comparative alcohol concentrations in blood and vitreous fluid with illustrative case studiesDonna Honey
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, Albuquerque, 87196-4700, USA
J Anal Toxicol 29:365-9. 2005..Many of these cases studies highlight the difficulty associated with postmortem alcohol interpretation in the absence of multiple specimens or adequate case history... - Evaluation of a portable evidential breath alcohol analyzerGerasimos Razatos
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, Toxicology Bureau, P.O. Box 4700, Albuquerque, NM 87196-4700, USA
Forensic Sci Int 153:17-21. 2005..Based upon the results of the study, the Intoxilyzer 8000 was approved as an evidential breath alcohol analyzer in the State of New Mexico... - In vitro production of gamma-hydroxybutyrate in antemortem urine samplesSarah Kerrigan
New Mexico Department of Health, Scientific Laboratory Division, 700 Camino de Salud NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, USA
J Anal Toxicol 26:571-4. 2002..An administrative cutoff of 10 mg/L in antemortem urine was used for routine antemortem casework...