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FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE
Abstract
People who hide illegal substances in body cavities and pass them through checkpoints are called body packers. With this method, many illegal substances such as cocaine, heroin, hashish, amphetamines, methamphetamine, and ecstasy are transported, often hidden in small packages. In our study, a 27-yearold male who was found dead in his hotel room and who was determined to be a body packer after autopsy is presented. During the autopsy, a foreign substance weighing 465 grams in total, packaged in different coloured packaging materials, was detected in the patient's stomach and intestines. Some packages were found to have been opened. Because of opening of the packages, illegal substances can be absorbed and cause fatal poisoning. Therefore, relevant law enforcement officers, medical personnel, and especially forensic medicine professionals must have sufficient knowledge in the antemortem or postmortem approach to package body syndrome cases. In our study, we aimed to contribute to the literature by sharing, discussing and evaluating autopsy findings with forensic and medical documents.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Services and Systems (Other)
Journal Section
Case Report
Publication Date
October 25, 2024
Submission Date
June 3, 2024
Acceptance Date
September 23, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 87 Number: 4
APA
Vural, T., Erbaş, M., & Ketenci, H. Ç. (2024). FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, 87(4), 349-353. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1495005
AMA
1.Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ. FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87(4):349-353. doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1495005
Chicago
Vural, Talip, Melike Erbaş, and Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci. 2024. “FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87 (4): 349-53. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1495005.
EndNote
Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ (October 1, 2024) FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87 4 349–353.
IEEE
[1]T. Vural, M. Erbaş, and H. Ç. Ketenci, “FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE”, İst Tıp Fak Derg, vol. 87, no. 4, pp. 349–353, Oct. 2024, doi: 10.26650/IUITFD.1495005.
ISNAD
Vural, Talip - Erbaş, Melike - Ketenci, Hüseyin Çetin. “FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine 87/4 (October 1, 2024): 349-353. https://doi.org/10.26650/IUITFD.1495005.
JAMA
1.Vural T, Erbaş M, Ketenci HÇ. FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024;87:349–353.
MLA
Vural, Talip, et al. “FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE”. Journal of Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, vol. 87, no. 4, Oct. 2024, pp. 349-53, doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1495005.
Vancouver
1.Talip Vural, Melike Erbaş, Hüseyin Çetin Ketenci. FATAL AMPHETAMINE AND METHAMPHETAMINE POISONING DUE TO BODY PACKER SYNDROME: AUTOPSY CASE. İst Tıp Fak Derg. 2024 Oct. 1;87(4):349-53. doi:10.26650/IUITFD.1495005