Determination of chronic abuse of the anaesthetic agents midazolam and propofol as demonstrated by hair analysis.

A 44-year-old female nurse in a department of anesthesiology was found dead at home. An empty bottle of Hypnovel (midazolam 5 mg/5 ml) and a hypodermic syringe were found near the corpse. The nurse was a known abuser of anaesthetic agents for many years.

Testing for alpha-chloralose by headspace-GC/MS. A case report.

A case is presented involving an acute fatality resulting from self-administered alpha-chloralose, a rodenticide. A 18-year-old man was found dead at home, with several stains of vomit on the carpet. An empty box of three bags of 5 g 100% alpha-chloralose (Corbeaux nuisibles, Rhône Poulenc) was found near the body.

Acute fatal poisoning with dichlorophen.

A case is presented involving an acute fatality resulting from self-administered dichlorophen, a chlorophenol fungicide. The compound was quantified using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry after extraction with methyl-tert-butyl ether, derivatization by methylation and separation on a HP5-MS capillary column. The blood concentration was 9.