TY - JOUR PY - 2019// TI - An autopsy case of drowning under the influence of multiple psychotropic drugs JO - Archiwum Medycyny Sadowej i Kryminologii A1 - No Author(s) Listed, SP - 222 EP - 227 VL - 69 IS - 4 N2 - A fatal case of drowning under the influence of multiple psychotropic drugs, such as quetiapine, escitalopram, aripiprazole and flunitrazepam, is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis of a femoral blood sample revealed concentrations of quetiapine, escitalopram, aripiprazole and 7-aminoflunitrazepam (a metabolite of flunitrazepam) of 1.266 µg/ml, 0.609 µg/ml, 0.124 µg/ml and 0.055 µg/ml, respectively. From the autopsy findings, results of toxicological examination and investigation by the authorities, we concluded that the cause of death was drowning under the influence of mainly quetiapine and escitalopram.

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LA - en SN - 0324-8267 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/amsik.2019.95573 ID - ref1 ER -