| Literature DB >> 8948127 |
T Fukunaga1, H Yamamoto, A Tanegashima, Y Yamamoto, K Nishi.
Abstract
Two autopsy cases of men who died while connecting a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipe are reported. Their blood concentrations of propane (the main content of LPG) were 0.12 and 3.40 mg/100 g, respectively. The cause of death after exposure of LPG has generally been considered to be asphyxia from hypoxia. The large differences in the blood propane levels found here and reported in the literature, however, suggest that direct toxic effects of propane poisoning may be the cause of death in some cases. Propane concentrations and the cause of death are reviewed and discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID： 8948127 DOI： 10.1016/s0379-0738(96)01995-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Forensic Sci Int ISSN： 0379-0738 Impact factor: 2.395