A fatal case of pure ethanol ingestion

被引:6
作者
Hieda, Y [1 ]
Takeshita, H [1 ]
Fujihara, J [1 ]
Takayama, K [1 ]
机构
[1] Shimane Univ, Sch Med, Dept Legal Med, Izumo, Shimane 6938501, Japan
关键词
alcohol; fatal case; concentration; distribution; disinfectant;
D O I
10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.08.011
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律]; R [医药、卫生];
学科分类号
0301 ; 10 ;
摘要
An adult male was found dead in a car with two empty bottles (500 ml x 2) labeled dehydrated ethanol (> 99.5%, v/v). At autopsy, extensive pancreatic necrosis with severe hemorrhage was observed. High concentrations of ethanol were detected in blood (8.14 mg/ml), urine (8.12 mg/ml) and tissue specimens. The cause of death was determined to be an acute alcohol intoxication caused by ingesting approximately 11 dehydrated ethanol. (c) 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页数:5
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