Suicide by inhalation of butane gas through a homemade adaptation of a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2020

Autores

Durao, C (Autor) Outra; Pedrosa, F (Autor) Outra; Ricardo Jorge Dinis Oliveira (Autor) FMUP

Revista

Título: Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology

Vol. 16

Páginas: 732-734

ISSN: 1547-769X

Editora: Springer Nature

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 2 Citações

Scopus - 2 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00S-APG

DOI: 10.1007/s12024-020-00271-y

Abstract (EN): Fatal poisoning due to butane inhalation has been described in the clinical and forensic literature. We report the first case of a seventy-year-old obese man with a history of sleep apnea and depression, who was found dead in bed after inhaling butane gas through a homemade adaptation of his own continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) face mask. The death scene investigation, autopsy findings and toxicological results are described. The cause of death was suspected to be due to asphyxia through butane inhalation.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 3