A man and his three young children who were found dead in a car submerged in a pond after leaving for a fishing trip died accidentally, and the man was
Understand the scope of alcohol and cocaine use and their effects on ED visits;
Comprehend the various routes of administration and effects of alcohol ingestion;
Demonstrate knowledge of cocaine use and overdose interventions;
Understand recent ‘designer drugs’ and chemically modified narcotics.
Drug overdoses are routinely seen in trauma bays and emergency departments worldwide. The increasingly complex methods employed to develop and consume drugs make detection of side effects and potential interactions with other drugs difficult. Common substances of abuse are now being ingested in alternative, more hazardous ways, while designer drugs are being chemically modified to enhance their euphoric effects. These various modifications have rendered modern drug screening tests almost obsolete, placing medical professionals in a formidable position.
carlson told me by phone he brought an intoxicated tomlinson home around 1:00 a.m. and brought her inside. he says he placed her on the loveseat and walked toward the door then clapped his hands to get her attention so she could lock the door. he says when he left the house, tomlinson was alive. the coroner ruled the death an accidental drowning compounding by acute ethanol intoxication. but her family believes something more sinister is going on. tomlinson s daughter says this insurance is supposedly based on my mother s position with a company we haven t been able to learn much about. there were loans against the policy that were due within days of my mother s death. carlson told me the insurance policies was a so-called legitimate key man policy. the kind used to protect a company if an executive dies. carlson has not been charged with any crime. cnn legal analyst jeffrey toobin. this is a story where there is certainly a very clear motive