Sudden death involving inhalation of 1,1-difluoroethane (HFC-152a) with spray cleaner: Three case reports

Forensic Science International

Volumn 206, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages

  Sakai, Kentaro ^a   Maruyama Maebashi, Kyoko ^a   Takatsu, Akihiro ^a   Fukui, Kenji ^a   Nagai, Tomonori ^a   Aoyagi, Miwako ^a   Ochiai, Eriko ^a   Iwadate, Kimiharu ^a  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Difluoroethane; Halogenated hydrocarbon; HFC 152a; Inhalant abuse; Spray cleaner; Volatile inhalation

Indexed keywords

1,1 DIFLUOROETHANE; ETHANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; COLD INJURY; EUPHORIA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INHALATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CONTENT; SUDDEN DEATH; SUICIDE; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 79952442435     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.08.026     Document Type: Article

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