TY - JOUR PY - 1992// TI - Chloral hydrate overdose: trichloroethanol detection by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry JO - Forensic science international A1 - Heller, P. F. A1 - Goldberger, Bruce A. A1 - Caplan, Y. H. SP - 231 EP - 234 VL - 52 IS - 2 N2 - A case is presented where an individual ingested a fatal dose of chloral hydrate. Trichloroethanol (TCE), the metabolite of chloral hydrate, was initially identified by the Fujiwara reaction and quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in blood )127 mg/l), urine (128 mg/l) and stomach contents (25 mg total).

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