Authors: Sella Takei, Hiroshi Kinoshita, Hiroko Abe, Takehiko Murase, Gentian Vyshka, Bledar Xhemali
Published in AJMHS Vol 70, 2026 (Ahead of Print)
Keywords: flunitrazepam; ethanol; drug interaction; drowning
Abstract:
An autopsy case of drowning involving flunitrazepam and ethanol is presented. Quantitative toxicological analysis of femoral venous blood revealed flunitrazepam and 7-aminoflunitrazepam concentrations of 0.013 µg/mL and 0.192 µg/mL, respectively, along with ethanol at 2.39 mg/mL. Findings of drowning were confirmed by the autopsy and subsequent examination. We concluded that the cause of death was drowning under the influence of flunitrazepam and ethanol.
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