title: Fentanyl related overdose.
abstract: An accidental overdose fatality resulting from the intravenous injection of Sublimaze (fentanyl) is presented. Fentanyl was extracted from postmortem specimens by a basic extraction procedure. Benzene was used as the extraction solvent and alfentanyl as the internal standard. The drug was quantitated by electron impact gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in the selected ion monitoring (SIM) mode. Fentanyl concentrations were, blood, 4.0 micrograms/L; urine, 13.0 micrograms/L; liver, 9.7 micrograms/kg, and kidney, 8.6 micrograms/kg.
authors.affiliation: Wisconsin State Crime Laboratory, Madison 53705.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Matejczyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000506:poisoning*; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D005283:Fentanyl