Journal Published Online: 01 October 1982
Volume 27, Issue 4

: A Fatal Poisoning

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

A case report of death caused by ingestion of Datura stramonium, also referred to as jimsonweed, thorn apple, or Jamestown weed, is presented. Mass spectral data on urine extracts of a 20-year-old male showed the molecular ions and principal fragment ions of scopolamine and atropine, present in Datura stramonium.

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Urich, RW
Toxicology Laboratory, St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO
Bowerman, DL
Toxicology Laboratory, St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO
Levisky, JA
Toxicology Laboratory, St. Francis Hospital, Colorado Springs, CO
Pflug, JL
U. S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO
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Stock #: JFS12217J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS12217J