TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Caffeine fatalities--four case reports
JO  - Forensic science international
A1  - Holmgren, Per
A1  - Nordén-Pettersson, Lotta
A1  - Ahlner, Johan
SP  - 71
EP  - 73
VL  - 139
IS  - 1
N2  - Four cases of fatal intoxications with caffeine are described. Caffeine is widely available in beverages and in different OTC-products, in many of them in combinations with other drugs like ephedrine. Caffeine is not as harmless as one might believe. An overdose of caffeine alone, intentional or not, might be deadly. It seems to be warranted to include caffeine in the drug-screening of forensic autopsy cases. It is not motivated from a medical point of view to sell pure caffeine over the counter.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0379-0738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -