title: Two cocaine-induced fatalities.
abstract: Two deaths due to cocaine are described. The first is the result of an intravenous injection of the drug. The second death resulted when, in an attempt to smuggle a large amount of the drug into this country, a number of rubber balloons located in the deceased's lower gastrointestinal tract ruptured. Blood and tissue concentrations were determined by using a gas chromatograph equipped with a nitrogen-phosphorous detector; propylbenzoylecgonine was used as the internal standard. Aliquots of the solid material were analyzed and the concentration of cocaine quantitated. The presence and concentrations of adulterants were also determined.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas / Q000379:methods; D003042:Cocaine / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine; D003042:Cocaine