DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.73310 ISSN: 2050-0904
Life‐Threatening Fentanyl Patch Poisoning From a Deceased Acquaintance's Leftover Medication: A Case Report
Naoki Yamada, Ko Mitsugi, Akira Iwamura, Hiroshi Morita, Taketsune Kobuchi, Hiroyuki HayashiABSTRACT
Leftover fentanyl patches can cause life‐threatening opioid toxicity in opioid‐naive individuals. In coma with miosis and hypoventilation, management should be guided by the opioid toxidrome, skin examination, patch removal, ventilatory support, and titrated naloxone, even when a routine urine opiate screen is negative.