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<p>Cases of poisoning with gases other than carbon monoxide are rarely reported in forensic medicine. Usually they are associated with an accident, suicidal intoxication, or recreational inhalation to obtain psychoactive effects. The paper presents 2 cases of poisoning with an air freshener aerosol and argon. Both cases were confirmed after confronting the results of post-mortem examination, additional tests, and the detailed circumstances of the incidents. These cases deserve attention because of both the clinical and scientific aspects.</p>
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Cases of poisoning with gases other than carbon monoxide are rarely reported in forensic medicine. Usually they are associated with an accident, suicidal intoxication, or recreational inhalation to obtain psychoactive effects. The paper presents 2 cases of poisoning with an air freshener aerosol and argon. Both cases were confirmed after confronting the results of post-mortem examination, additional tests, and the detailed circumstances of the incidents. These cases deserve attention because of both the clinical and scientific aspects.

Rare cases of gas poisoning in the practice of forensic medicine

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Department of Clinical and Forensic Toxicology

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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Cases of poisoning with gases other than carbon monoxide are rarely reported in forensic medicine. Usually they are associated with an accident, suicidal...

Rare cases of gas poisoning in the practice of forensic medicine

Published Online: Jun 17, 2020

Page range: 46 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.623

Keywords
air freshener, argon, nitrous oxide, death, poisoning

© 2020 Sławomir Majdanik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Rare cases of gas poisoning in the practice of forensic medicine

Published Online: Jun 17, 2020

Page range: 46 - 47

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.623

Keywordsair freshener, argon, nitrous oxide, death, poisoning

© 2020 Sławomir Majdanik et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
air freshener, argon, nitrous oxide, death, poisoning