Caffeine fatalities -: four case reports

被引：87
作者：
Holmgren, P [1 ]
Nordén-Pettersson, L
Ahlner, J
机构：
[1] Linkoping Univ Hosp, Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Chem, SE-58185 Linkoping, Sweden
[2] Linkoping Univ Hosp, Natl Board Forens Med, Dept Forens Med, SE-58185 Linkoping, Sweden
来源：
FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL | 2004年 / 139卷 / 01期
关键词：
forensic medicine; toxicology; poisoning; caffeine; fatal;
D O I：
10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.09.019
中图分类号：
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号：
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要：
Four cases of fatal intoxications with caffeine are described. Caffeine is widely available in beverages and in different OTC-products, in many of them in combinations with other drugs like ephedrine. Caffeine is not as harmless as one might believe. An overdose of caffeine alone, intentional or not, might be deadly. It seems to be warranted to include caffeine in the drug-screening of forensic autopsy cases. It is not motivated from a medical point of view to sell pure caffeine over the counter. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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