Aspiration in lethal drug abuse--a consequence of opioid intoxication - Nicolakis J, Gmeiner G, Reiter C, Seltenhammer MH.

The primary objective of this study was to investigate whether the fatalities of opioid abuse are not only related to respiratory depression but also as a result of other side effects such as emesis, delayed gastric emptying, a reduction of the cough refle...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news