An autopsy case of drowning under the influence of multiple psychotropic drugs

doi:10.5114/amsik.2019.95573

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Archiwum Medycyny Sądowej i Kryminologii/Archives of Forensic Medicine and Criminology

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An autopsy case of drowning under the influence of multiple psychotropic drugs

Arch Med Sadowej Kryminol 2019; 69 (4): 222–227

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/amsik.2019.95573

Online publish date: 2020/05/26

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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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An autopsy case of drowning under the influence of multiple psychotropic drugs

quetiapine, escitalopram, drowning, multiple psychotropic drugs