A fatality caused by accidental production of hydrogen sulfide

Forensic Science International

Volumn 123, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 211-214

  Chaturvedi, Arvind K ^a   Smith, Dudley R ^a   Canfield, Dennis V ^a  

^a CIVIL AEROSPACE MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Accident investigation; Forensic sciences; Hazardous material; Hydrogen sulfide; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBON MONOXIDE; CYANIDE; FERROUS SULFATE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METOPROLOL; PARACETAMOL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; AUTOPSY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANGEROUS GOODS; DRIVER; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ION SELECTIVE ELECTRODE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG CONGESTION; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN; TANK; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0035580994     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(01)00552-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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