Citation

Copeland AR. Z. Rechtsmed. 1986; 96(2): 145-150.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

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PMID

2428183

Abstract

A study of non-intentional, motor vehicle-related, carbon monoxide-related deaths was performed on the case files of the Office of the Medical Examiner of Metropolitan Dade Country in Miami, FL (USA) during the years 1980-1984. A total of 15 cases were collected during that time period. These are presented in some detail. A discussion ensues that compares the similar circumstances of these cases, notably running the engine of an automobile in an enclosed space, with older reports in the literature which emphasized defective vehicle exhaust systems as the leading etiology for these deaths.

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