Historical QOD 12/03/08: Finding trichloroethanol on autopsy toxicology tests suggests abuse of what drug?
Chloral hydrate is metabolized to trichloroethanol and commonly causes positive trichloroethanol levels at autopsy.
Jones GR, Singer PP. An unusual trichloroethanol fatality attributed to sniffing trichloroethylene. J Anal Toxicol. 2008 Mar;32(2):183-6. doi: 10.1093/jat/32.2.183. PMID: 18334104.
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