Drowning due to cyclobenzaprine and ethanol

The deceased was a 35 year old female who was found by her husband in the bathtub with her head and face submerged in the water. Autopsy findings were unremarkable. Toxicological analysis revealed the presence of ethanol (215 mg/dL) and cyclobenzaprine (1.786 mg/l) in the blood. This high concentrat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Forensic science international 1999-03, Vol.100 (1), p.105-108
Hauptverfasser:	Winek, Charles L, Wahba, Wagdy W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Home Adult Alcohol Drinking - adverse effects Alcohol Drinking - blood Amitriptyline - analogs & derivatives Amitriptyline - blood Amitriptyline - poisoning Autopsies Autopsy Autopsy - methods Baths - adverse effects Biological and medical sciences Blood levels Cardiac arrhythmia Cause of Death Cyclobenzaprine Drowning Drowning - blood Drowning - etiology Drug Synergism Drug toxicity and drugs side effects treatment Edema Ethanol Ethanol - blood Ethanol - poisoning Fatal Outcome Fatalities Female Forensic medicine Humans Medical sciences Miscellaneous (drug allergy, mutagens, teratogens...) Muscle Relaxants, Central - blood Muscle Relaxants, Central - poisoning Pharmacology. Drug treatments Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Solvents Vortices
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Zusammenfassung:	The deceased was a 35 year old female who was found by her husband in the bathtub with her head and face submerged in the water. Autopsy findings were unremarkable. Toxicological analysis revealed the presence of ethanol (215 mg/dL) and cyclobenzaprine (1.786 mg/l) in the blood. This high concentration of cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril ®) in combination with alcohol proved to be fatal.
ISSN:	0379-0738 1872-6283
DOI:	10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00161-3