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<p>In recent years, fatal cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have only rarely been encountered in clinical and forensic practice compared to other xenobiotics. These are most often accidents, but cases of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning have also been reported. In cases of suicidal poisoning, carbon monoxide has most often been obtained from car exhaust fumes supplied into a car cabin with rubber hoses. This paper presents an unusual case of suicide by poisoning with carbon monoxide from a charcoal garden grill. A 19-year-old male lit a charcoal garden grill in a closed room where all gaps around the door were sealed with adhesive tape. An investigation revealed that the deceased had obtained information on the technical aspects of suicide from a person of unknown identity who he had met on the Internet. The analysis of this case indicates that the Internet is a significant source of information on the toxicity of various substances and how to use them, including for suicidal purposes.</p>
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In recent years, fatal cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have only rarely been encountered in clinical and forensic practice compared to other xenobiotics. These are most often accidents, but cases of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning have also been reported. In cases of suicidal poisoning, carbon monoxide has most often been obtained from car exhaust fumes supplied into a car cabin with rubber hoses. This paper presents an unusual case of suicide by poisoning with carbon monoxide from a charcoal garden grill. A 19-year-old male lit a charcoal garden grill in a closed room where all gaps around the door were sealed with adhesive tape. An investigation revealed that the deceased had obtained information on the technical aspects of suicide from a person of unknown identity who he had met on the Internet. The analysis of this case indicates that the Internet is a significant source of information on the toxicity of various substances and how to use them, including for suicidal purposes.

An unusual case of suicide due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a barbecue

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Department of Clinical and Forensic Toxicology

Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences

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In recent years, fatal cases of carbon monoxide poisoning have only rarely been encountered in clinical and forensic practice compared to other xenobiotics....

An unusual case of suicide due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a barbecue

Published Online: Sep 15, 2021

Page range: 13 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.756

Keywords
suicide, carbon monoxide poisoning, charcoal grill

© 2021 Sławomir Majdanik et al., published by Sciendo

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

An unusual case of suicide due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a barbecue

Published Online: Sep 15, 2021

Page range: 13 - 14

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21164/pomjlifesci.756

Keywordssuicide, carbon monoxide poisoning, charcoal grill

© 2021 Sławomir Majdanik et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
suicide, carbon monoxide poisoning, charcoal grill