Suicidal asphyxiation by propane-butane mixture inside a plastic bag: Case report
Author(s) -
Vladimir Živković,
Fehim Juković,
Slobodan Nikolić
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1006376z
Subject(s) - medicine , putrefaction , butane , propane , unconsciousness , accidental , manner of death , autopsy , poison control , anesthesia , inhalation , forensic pathology , hypoxia (environmental) , plastic bag , liquefied petroleum gas , medical emergency , injury prevention , oxygen , waste management , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , archaeology , acoustics , engineering , history , catalysis
Volatiles are easily accessible and widely used in a form of liquid petroleum gas. Death as a consequence of inhalation of volatiles can be either accidental or suicidal.
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