ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 April 1983
Page Count: 7

Spontaneous Live Birth with a Maternal History of Intravenous Use of Pentazocine and Tripelennamine (T's and Blues)
Trojan, C
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

Schaffer, MI
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

Wu Chen, NB
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

Lin, R-L
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

Stein, RJ
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

Teas, S
Chief toxicologist, assistant chief toxicologist, GC/MS section chief, toxicologist I, deputy medical examiner, and the medical examiner, Cook County Institute of Forensic Medicine, Office of the Medical Examiner, IL

(Received 2 August 1982; accepted 24 September 1982)

Abstract

A 24-year-old black female presented a live birth of six-months gestation. The 700-g neonate survived for 11 h. After toxicology revealed the presence of pentazocine and tripelennamine (T's and Blues), the mother admitted to using this combination intravenously 9 h previous to admission. Concentrations of pentazocine and tripelennamine were simultaneously determined by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) combined with nitrogen selective detection. Analyses were performed on a 3% OV-101 column, with the added internal standard, dexbrompheniramine. Both pentazocine and tripelennamine were qualitatively confirmed by their electron impact mass spectra. Concentrations of pentazocine and tripelennamine in various fluids and tissues were determined.

Keywords:
toxicology, pentazocine, tripelennamine, “T’s and Blues,”, chromatographic analyses, spontaneous live birth

Paper ID: JFS11533J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11533J
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