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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
The preliminary SUMMARY that was released to the public mentioned intoxication. Looking at the actual autopsy report you find he had 11ng/ml of fentanyl in his bloodstream. That is equivalent of .019mg. The average medically appropriate dose of fentanyl for assisting with ventilation analgesics is 25-100 mcg, which is between .025 and .1 mg. So he had under half the standard medical dose for people who actually benefit from its use, at the time of the autopsy. Not high. Perhaps feeling a bit woozy but fentanyl wouldn't cause someone to resist arrest. It would cause them to really not care much about it at all.
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You in way over your head. People have overdosed and died with levels of 11ng/ml of fentanyl. You have picked the most extreme dosages (they are actually considered off label) and said that's a standard medical dose of fentanyl.
General Anesthesia
Minor surgical procedures: 0.5-2 mcg/kg/dose IV
Major surgery: 2-20 mcg/kg/dose initially; 1-2 mcg/kg/hr maintenance infusion IV; discontinue infusion 30-60 min prior to end of surgery; limit total fentanyl doses to 10-15 mcg/kg for fast tracking and early extubation
Adjunct to general anesthesia (rarely used): 20-50 mcg/kg/dose IV
Analgesia (Off-label)
Analgesia: 1-2 mcg/kg IV bolus or 25-100 mcg/dose PRN or 1-2 mcg/kg/hr by continuous IV infusion or 25-200 mcg/hr