Carbon monoxide and cyanide poisoning in fire related deaths in Victoria, Australia

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 855-863

  Yeoh, Michael J ^a,c   Braitberg, George ^b,c  

^a VICTORIAN INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC MEDICINE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c AUSTIN HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antidote; Carbon monoxide; Cyanide; Fire related death

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CYANIDE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; AUTOPSY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FIRE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANIDES; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE; VICTORIA;

VICTORIA;

EID: 7044231108     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200035211     Document Type: Article

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