Chloral hydrate overdose: trichloroethanol detection by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. |
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| Authors: | P F Heller B A Goldberger Y H Caplan |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Biomedicinal Chemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore 21201. |
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| Abstract: | A case is presented where an individual ingested a fatal dose of chloral hydrate. Trichloroethanol (TCE), the metabolite of chloral hydrate, was initially identified by the Fujiwara reaction and quantified by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in blood )127 mg/l), urine (128 mg/l) and stomach contents (25 mg total). |
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