McCleave N R
Med J Aust. 1993;159(11-12):750-4.
International drug couriers frequently seek to evade detection by concealing drugs within the body. "Swallowers" swallow packages which they hope to retrieve after travelling; "stuffers" insert packages into the rectum or vagina. The danger of these practices is that packages can leak or burst, leading to a potentially fatal drug overdose. One drug courier arrested in South Australia had swallowed 143 separate parcels of heroin and morphine. Detection of concealed drugs is by abdominal, rectal or vaginal examination, aided by radiological investigation. Surgical removal may be required if swallowed packages burst or begin to leak. Doctors servicing prisons and airports need to be aware of how body packers can be detected and managed.
国际毒品运送者常常试图通过将毒品藏于体内来逃避检查。“吞服者”会吞下包裹，希望在旅行结束后取出；“塞入者”则将包裹插入直肠或阴道。这些做法的危险在于包裹可能会泄漏或破裂，从而导致可能致命的药物过量。一名在南澳大利亚被捕的毒品运送者吞下了143个单独包裹的海洛因和吗啡。通过腹部、直肠或阴道检查，并借助放射学检查来检测隐藏的毒品。如果吞服的包裹破裂或开始泄漏，可能需要进行手术取出。为监狱和机场提供服务的医生需要了解如何检测和处理体内藏毒者。
