Toxic Blood Hydrogen Cyanide Concentration as a Vital Sign of a Deceased Room Fire Victim—Case Report

Toxic Blood Hydrogen Cyanide Concentration as a Vital Sign of a Deceased Room Fire Victim—Case Report

Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen cyanide (HCN) are two common toxic products of combustion. HCN concentrations of fire victims are not routinely determined in most legal medicine services in Romania. We present the case of a room fire victim in which we evaluated the concentrations of HCN and carbo...

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Main Authors: Daniel Tabian, Gabi Drochioiu, Simona Irina Damian, Nona Girlescu, Oana Toma Gradinaru, Sebastian Ionut Toma, Diana Bulgaru Iliescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Toxics
Subjects:
hydrogen cyanide
carboxyhemoglobin
fire
smoke
postmortem
forensic toxicology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6304/9/2/36

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