ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 January 1980
Page Count: 4

Caffeine Poisoning in a 19-Year-Old Female
McGee, MB
Forensic medicine Fellow and deputy medical examiner, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minn

(Received 22 May 1979; accepted 27 July 1979)

Abstract

A case report is given of a fatality resulting from caffeine intoxication associated with ingestion of an over-the-counter appetite suppressant. Caffeine is one of the drugs most readily available to the general public. Present in many beverages and over-the-counter compounds, caffeine has a relatively low toxicity. Fatalities from caffeine intoxication are rare, with seven cases previously reported in the English language literature.

Keywords:
pathology and biology, caffeine, poisons

Paper ID: JFS10932J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10932J
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