Death from methamphetamine intoxication in a body stuffer.

body backer body stuffer methamphetamine resistance arrest sudden death

Journal

Journal of forensic sciences
ISSN: 1556-4029
Titre abrégé: J Forensic Sci
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0375370

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
27 Oct 2023
Historique:
revised: 12 10 2023
received: 05 09 2023
accepted: 18 10 2023
medline: 27 10 2023
pubmed: 27 10 2023
entrez: 27 10 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

A 28-year-old man was admitted dead to the emergency department of the regional hospital. All resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful in this case. Attending officers stated that he was suspected of possessing drugs at the time of arrest and had taken them quickly to cover up. Upon arrival at the hospital, signs of violence were noted all over his body. During the autopsy, two large blue plastic packages were found in the antrum of the stomach. The first was 6.3 × 2.2 cm and had two tight knots, while the second was 7.6 x 1.7 cm and had a single knot. Both packages were irregularly shaped and contained tablet debris that was clearly leaking, as a large amount of gastric juice was present in both packages. A confirmatory forensic toxicology analysis revealed toxic concentrations of methamphetamine in the blood of the dissected case. The patient died of acute methamphetamine intoxication associated with a severe stress condition resulting from violent resistance during arrest.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37888147
doi: 10.1111/1556-4029.15417
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

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Informations de copyright

© 2023 American Academy of Forensic Sciences.

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Auteurs

Abd-Allah Al-Shammry (AA)

Hafer El-Batin Forensic Medicine Center, Forensic Medicine Services, Ministry of Health, Eastern Region, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.
Hafer El-Batin Poison Control Center, Forensic Toxicology Services, Ministry of Health, Eastern Region, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Yasser (A)

Hafer El-Batin Forensic Medicine Center, Forensic Medicine Services, Ministry of Health, Eastern Region, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.

Ahmed Refaat (A)

Hafer El-Batin Poison Control Center, Forensic Toxicology Services, Ministry of Health, Eastern Region, Hafar Al Batin, Saudi Arabia.

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