Stosowanie substancji psychoaktywnych przez górników wydobywających węgiel kamienny podczas pracy – opis przypadku śmiertelnego zatrucia α-PiHP i tramadolem
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Problems of Forensic Sciences (Z Zagadnień Nauk Sądowych), 2025, 142–143, s. 207-214
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Use of psychoactive substances among hard coal miners during work – a case report of fatal α-PiHP and tramadol poisoning
Working in an underground coal mine is undoubtedly associated with a lot of stress. This promotes the abuse of psychoactive substances – ethyl alcohol, but also medicines and narcotics. Drug tests are not routinely performed in mines.
A 40-year-old hard coal miner suddenly fell while working and lost consciousness, followed by a seizure. Sudden cardiac arrest occurred, which could not be restored by cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The forensic autopsy did not determine the cause of death. However, it allowed to exclude traumatic death and revealed only minor pathological changes. Toxicological analyses of blood and urine performed using liquid chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry showed, among others: the presence of α-PiHP (α-pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone) at a concentration of 0.062 μg/mL and 0.163 μg/mL, respectively, the metabolite of α-PiHP (OH-α-PiHP, 4-hydroxy-α-pyrrolidinoisohexanophenone) at a concentration of 0.080 μg/mL and 1.50 μg/mL, and tramadol at concentrations of 1.60 μg/mL and 15.9 μg/mL (toxic concentration in blood).
In cases of death among hard coal miners, it is always justified to collect biological material for toxicological tests and to order analyses for the presence not only of ethyl alcohol, but also of medicines and narcotics. This may be crucial to determining the cause of death and for post-accident investigation in the workplace.
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Informacje: Problems of Forensic Sciences (Z Zagadnień Nauk Sądowych), 2025, 142–143, s. 207-214
Typ artykułu: Oryginalny artykuł naukowy
Tytuły:
Katedra i Zakład Medycyny Sądowej i Toksykologii Sądowo-Lekarskiej, Wydział Nauk Medycznych,
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Polska
Pracownia Histopatologii,
Śląskie Centrum Chorób Serca w Zabrzu
Katedra i Zakład Farmakologii, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu,
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Polska
Laboratorium Toksykologiczne TOXLAB Sp. z o.o., Katowice
Polska
Laboratorium Toksykologiczne TOXLAB Sp. z o.o., Katowice
Polska
Katedra Farmakologii Wydziału Lekarskiego CM UJ,
Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Laboratorium Toksykologiczne TOXLAB Sp. z o.o., Katowice
Polska
Katedra i Zakład Farmakologii, Wydział Nauk Medycznych w Zabrzu,
Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Polska
Publikacja: 15.12.2025
Otrzymano: 30.06.2025
Zaakceptowano: 03.11.2025
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