@article{ref1,
title="Unintentional deaths from carbon-monoxide poisoning due to a traditional practice observed during the post-partum period",
journal="Medicine, science, and the law",
year="2016",
author="Telisinghe, P. U. and Colombage, Senarath M. and Pg Hj Aliuddin, Pg Md Bahrin",
volume="56",
number="4",
pages="267-270",
abstract="Deaths resulting from carbon-monoxide poisoning have been reported in the medical literature under diverse circumstances. Here, we report four deaths due to carbon-monoxide poisoning as a result of a traditional practice involving the application of heat to the abdomen to facilitate uterine involution during the immediate post-partum period. Four people died due to carbon-monoxide poisoning in two separate incidents, including two women in the post-partum period. In both instances, the women slept beside a stove with burning charcoal, which was supposed to provide warmth to the lower abdomen.<br><br>© The Author(s) 2016.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8024",
doi="10.1177/0025802416668459",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025802416668459"
}