@article{ref1,
title="Succinylcholine in forensic toxicology. Acquiring suspicion and evidence of intoxications",
journal="Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin",
year="2012",
author="Küpper, U. and Madea, B. and Mußhoff, F.",
volume="22",
number="5",
pages="415-430",
abstract="Succinylcholine (SUX) is a depolarizing muscle relaxant which causes a potentially fatal respiratory paralysis. Exploiting this pharmacological profile, SUX can be misused, e.g. in cases of assault, (attempted) homicide and suicide, and therefore constitutes a forensically relevant substance. Due to often only subtle indications it is difficult to recognize an intoxication with SUX; however, an early identification and correct handling of suspicious cases is of utmost importance for securing potential evidence and thus solving forensic cases. As intoxications mostly happen in a medical environment, clinical practitioners in particular should be sensitized to the forensic relevance of SUX. © Springer-Verlag 2012.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-9819",
doi="10.1007/s00194-012-0811-3",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-012-0811-3"
}