Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Incomplete Combustion of Charcoal Briquets: Effect on Public Health of Forensic Medical Expert's Announcement Through the Mass Media.
- Author:
Sang Yong LEE
1
;
Gi Yeongg HUH
;
Kwang Hoon KIM
;
Sung Soo EUN
;
Sung Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Institute of Forensic Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Korea. isyme8549@empal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Suicide;
Carbon Monoxide Death;
Charcoal Briquet
- MeSH:
Burns;
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning*;
Carbon Monoxide*;
Carbon*;
Charcoal*;
Fires;
Inhalation;
Mass Media*;
Public Health*;
Restaurants;
Shellfish;
Specific Gravity;
Suicide;
Television;
Vehicle Emissions
- From:Korean Journal of Legal Medicine
2007;31(1):117-120
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carbon monoxide poisoning is probably one of the most common toxic condition to be met with the routine forensic practice. Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-irritating gas whose relative density is a little less than that of air. The most common source of carbon monoxide in death are fires, automobile exhaust, defected heaters, and incomplete combustion of burning products, such as charcoal briquets. Suicidal deaths caused by carbon monoxide are mostly involve inhalation of automobile exhaust and rarely incomplete combustion of charcoal briquets. We recently experienced three cases of suicidal carbon monoxide death by using the carbon monoxide produced by incomplete combustion of charcoal briquets. These deaths were subsequently occurred after forensic medical expert's announcement of accidental carbon monoxide death occurred at shellfish grill restaurant through the television. And we presents four cases of carbon monoxide death with considering of the social effects of forensic medical expert's announcement through the mass media.
