A 28 year old white male medical student was found hanging. An intravenous infusion line leading from a bottle of thiamylal sodium (an ultrashort-acting barbiturate) was inserted into the antecubital vein of the left arm. Blood was analyzed for alcohol & other volatiles & for acidic, base & neutral drugs, only thiamylal was detected. The distribution of the drug in this case was compared to that of other fatalities involving ultrashort-acting barbiturates.