Detection of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred before a house fire in three cases

Detection of carbon monoxide poisoning that occurred before a house fire in three cases

Highlights • Benzene and CO-Hb concentrations are typically positively correlated in fire victims. • We report 3 fire-related cases in which these concentrations were not correlated. • High CO-Hb concentrations without hydrocarbons indicate carbon monoxide inhalation before a fire started.

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Veröffentlicht in:Legal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2015-09, Vol.17 (5), p.371-375
Hauptverfasser: Oshima, Toru, Yonemitsu, Kosei, Sasao, Ako, Ohtani, Maki, Mimasaka, Sohtaro
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Aged
Benzene - analysis
Carbon Monoxide - blood
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - diagnosis
Female
Fire-related death
Fires
Forensic pathology
Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry
Hemoglobins - analysis
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Middle Aged
Smoke Inhalation Injury - blood
Volatile hydrocarbon
Volatile Organic Compounds - blood
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Benzene and CO-Hb concentrations are typically positively correlated in fire victims. • We report 3 fire-related cases in which these concentrations were not correlated. • High CO-Hb concentrations without hydrocarbons indicate carbon monoxide inhalation before a fire started.
ISSN:1344-6223
1873-4162
DOI:10.1016/j.legalmed.2015.05.003