TY - JOUR
T1 - An Unusual Suicide: Asphyxia by Methane Gas
AU - Rossi, Riccardo
AU - De Giorgio, Fabio
AU - Grassi, Vincenzo Maria
AU - Pascali, Vincenzo Lorenzo
AU - Lancia, Massimo
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Asphyxia by suffocating gases, that is, methane or carbon dioxide, is characterized by the displacement of oxygen from inspired air. Thus, the cells are unable to receive oxygen and, as a consequence, are affected by acute hypoxemic hypoxia. The brain suffers because of the hypoxemic state, the subject become unconscious, and then, respiration arrest occurs, followed by cardiac arrest. This is the physiopathologic mechanism leading to death.We report a case of a 35-year-old man found dead at home with his mouth containing a tube linked to the domestic methane gas system originating from the wall, sealed with packing tape.
AB - Asphyxia by suffocating gases, that is, methane or carbon dioxide, is characterized by the displacement of oxygen from inspired air. Thus, the cells are unable to receive oxygen and, as a consequence, are affected by acute hypoxemic hypoxia. The brain suffers because of the hypoxemic state, the subject become unconscious, and then, respiration arrest occurs, followed by cardiac arrest. This is the physiopathologic mechanism leading to death.We report a case of a 35-year-old man found dead at home with his mouth containing a tube linked to the domestic methane gas system originating from the wall, sealed with packing tape.
KW - asphyxia
KW - oxygen deficiency
KW - asphyxia
KW - oxygen deficiency
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/43472
U2 - 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182886d4e
DO - 10.1097/PAF.0b013e3182886d4e
M3 - Article
SN - 0195-7910
SP - N/A-N/A
JO - THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
JF - THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY
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