Citation

Tsunenari S, Yonemitsu K, Kanda M, Yoshida S. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1985; 6(3): 233-239.

Affiliation

Department of Legal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2446495

Abstract

The inhalation of automobile exhaust gases is a relatively frequent suicidal method. Two such cases of special interest to forensic pathology and toxicology have been introduced. In case 1, a suicide note disclosed the victim's mental state, the inside conditions of the car, and toxic effects of automobile exhaust. In case 2, a reconstruction experiment has revealed important factors for the investigation of the scene, such as the size of a vinyl hose, the conditions of connecting site of the hose with the exhaust pipe, etc.

Language: en