Three cases of sudden death due to butane or propane gas inhalation: Analysis of tissues for gas components

Forensic Science International

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 211-214

  Sugie, Hideaki ^a   Sasaki, Chizuko ^a   Hashimoto, Chikako ^a   Takeshita, Hiroshi ^a   Nagai, Tomonori ^a   Nakamura, Shigeki ^a   Furukawa, Masataka ^a   Nishikawa, Takashi ^b   Kurihara, Katsuyoshi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Butane abuse; Cigarette lighter fuel; Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG); Portable cooking stove fuel; Propane abuse; Volatile substance abuse

Indexed keywords

BUTANE; FAT; FUEL; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS; PROPANE; PROPYLENE; VOLATILE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPOSURE; GAS ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOXIA; INHALATION; KIDNEY; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CONTENT; SUDDEN DEATH; URINALYSIS;

EID: 3042835334     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.038     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Terada M., Watanabe T., Kashiwade H., Yoshimura S. An autopsy case of a sudden death due to inhalation on butane gas. Jpn. J. Legal Med. 37:1983;696
2. Ago M., Ago K., Ogata M. A fatal case of n-butane poisoning after inhaling anti-perspiration aerosol deodorant. Legal Med. 4:2002;113-118
3. Fuke C., Miyazaki T., Arao T., Morinaga Y., Takaesu H., Takeda T., Iwamasa T. A fatal case considered to be due to cardiac arrhythmia associated with butane inhalation. Legal Med. 4:2002;134-138
4. Rohrig T.P. Sudden death due to butane inhalation. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 18:1997;299-302
5. Kojima T., Takeoka T., Kobayashi H., Hara K., Kageura M., Nagata T. Determination of liquefied petroleum gas (mainly propane) in biological materials by gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, a case report. Jpn. J. Legal Med. 33:1979;80-85
6. H. Naitou, Chudoku Hyakka, second ed., Nanzando, Tokyo, 2001, pp. 164-166.