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Use of Skin Surface Sampling and Ion Mobility Spectrometry as a Preliminary Screening Method for Drug Detection in an Emergency Room
- Source :
- Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology. 25:501-515
- Publication Year :
- 1987
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 1987.
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Abstract
- We have evaluated the use of a novel method for detecting drug residues on the hands of emergency patients suspected of drug overdose. The residues are collected by means of a suction probe and subsequently analyzed by thermal desorption directly into an ion mobility spectrometer. All patients admitted to the Emergency Room had their palms, fingers and nostrils sampled. Of the 101 drug related ingestions, 50 were related to tablets, 47 to film or sugar-coated tablets and 4 to cocaine powder. Positive identification was possible in 42% of tablet related ingestions, 29% of coated tablet or capsule ingestions and in all patients using cocaine. In 53% of the cases where positive drug identification was made, sampling had been carried out within 30 minutes of the patient's arrival at the Emergency Room.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Ion-mobility spectrometry
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Poison control
Capsules
Toxicology
Drug overdose
Drug detection
Skin surface
medicine
Screening method
Humans
Sampling (medicine)
Drug identification
Skin
business.industry
Poisoning
Spectrum Analysis
medicine.disease
Drug Residues
Surgery
Anesthesia
Female
Nasal Cavity
business
Tablets
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07313810
- Volume :
- 25
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....11bc79604007a32fa8582fbc61a4f947