Citation

Michalodimitrakis E, Patsalis A. J. Forensic Sci. 1987; 32(4): 1095-1097.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, American Society for Testing and Materials, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

3612064

Abstract

Nitrogen narcosis can cause death among experienced scuba divers. Nitrogen under pressure affects the brain by acting as an anesthetic agent. Furthermore, the consumption of ethanol along with diving will cause the symptoms of nitrogen narcosis to occur at depths less than 30 m. Our case deals with an experienced diver who drank alcoholic beverages before diving and developed symptoms of nitrogen narcosis at a shallow depth. These two conditions contributed to his death by drowning.

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