Citation

Deroux SJ. J. Forensic Sci. 2006; 51(5): 1158-1159.

Affiliation

Department of Forensic Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1556-4029.2006.00224.x

PMID

17018100

Abstract

Reported herein is the suicidal asphyxiation of a young man due to exhaustion of oxygen in the interior of a sealed automobile into which the exhaust emissions were diverted. His blood carboxyhemaglobin concentration was less than 5% saturation. The car was equipped with a catalytic converter and when tested, the exhaust carbon monoxide concentration was 0.01%.

Language: en