Citation

Sec I. Rev. Prat. 2012; 62(6): 808-810.

Vernacular Title

Conduite à tenir devant une suspicion de soumission chimique.

Affiliation

Unité médico-judiciaire, Hôtel-Dieu, faculté Paris-Descartes, université Paris-V, 75181 Paris Cedex 4. isabelle.sec@htd.aphp.fr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, J B Bailliere et Fils)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

22838281

Abstract

Chemical submission is the administration, for criminal purposes, of psychoactive substances to an individual without their knowledge. It is clear that general practitioners remain helpless against such a phenomenon. Most of the time, diagnosis is negatively affected by delayed management, due to omitted diagnosis or inappropriate samples. The purpose of our paper is therefore to provide a few simple recommendations. A victim suspecting of being drugged without knowing should be adequately interviewed, examined and informed about the possibility of pressing charges. A quick referral to an emergency unit or a forensic medicine unit is necessary to collect biological samples for toxicological testing as promptly as possible. In the event of a prosecution, these samples will be submitted for toxicological analysis, a critical step in identifying the psychoactive substance used.

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