TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Death caused by addictive inhalation of nitrous oxide
JO  - Human and experimental toxicology
A1  - Potocka-Banas, Barbara
A1  - Majdanik, Slawomir
A1  - Dutkiewicz, Grazyna
A1  - Borowiak, Krzysztof S.
A1  - Janus, Tomasz
SP  - 1875
EP  - 1877
VL  - 30
IS  - 11
N2  - Intoxications with nitrous oxide have been, and still are, a rarity in forensic medicine. Apart from accidental overdose during hospital procedures, intoxication with this gas is the result of voluntary inhalation. We report the fatal case of a 32-year-old male who died during inhalation of nitrous oxide from whipped dairy cream cans and hint on the role of the internet in creating new behaviors among drug addicts. We rely on the autopsy report from the Department of Forensic Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, on laboratory tests, and court files. Neither the autopsy nor the toxicologic and histopathologic tests disclosed the exact cause of death. However, circumstances in which the body was discovered were indicative that death resulted from cardiorespiratory failure. The present case is interesting with regard to its rarity, diagnostic difficulties and potential harm from nitrous oxide used by the food industry.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0960-3271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0960327111401437
ID  - ref1
ER  -