"brian whatcott" wrote in message
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tom c wrote:
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Some clarifications;

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In another post a "doctor" from POA said Bill's "Vicodin Level" was near
lethal....
tom c


Hmmmm...you too may be a "doctor" or even a doctor, so let me ask: which
elements of the drug cocktail reported in BWB's corpse would lead to the
official description of a "toxic" quantity?

I could mention that aspirin and codeine, and paracetamol (acetaminophen)
and codeine are over-the counter pain killers in Europe,
so presumably it is not that element that is drawing approbation...
One supposes it is the rat-poison?

Brian Whatcott


The report itself never uses the term toxic. In Emergency treatment blood
levels alone are used to gauge toxicity. Urine levels are used for detection
alone.
The urine level for hydromorphone (Dilaudid) was elevated to a level that
would be toxic in blood tests but are not out of line in urine.. The report
has no listing for warfarin (Coumadin), warfarin being the active ingredient
in rat poisons.

As for me not a doc. I'm a Registered Nurse with specialty certifications in
Emergency Nursing, Prehospital Nursing and Flight Nursing (the crazy
*******s who fly out to car wrecks and start treatment there).


tom c