@article{ref1,
title="Suicide by carbon dioxide",
journal="Forensic science international",
year="2013",
author="Rupp, Wolf-Rüdiger and Thierauf, Annette and Nadjem, Hadi and Vogt, Susanne",
volume="231",
number="1-3",
pages="e30-2",
abstract=": Suicides by self-poisoning are common in all parts of the world. Among these intoxications, gases are rarely used, especially carbon dioxide (CO2). Very few cases of self-inflicted and deliberate carbon dioxide poisonings have been reported. This paper presents two uncommon suicides by carbon dioxide intoxication. In one case, a 53-year-old man tightly sealed a small bathroom and locked himself in it likely with dry ice. Warning notices were tagged to the door. In another case, a 48-year-old man working in a restaurant committed suicide by closing himself in a walk-in refrigerator and opening the stored carbon dioxide containers intended for the beverage dispensing equipment. The limited possibilities of proving lethal CO2 intoxications post-mortem necessitate a close cooperation of the involved parties during investigation. Only the synopsis of all findings permits a sound assessment regarding the manner and cause of death.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0379-0738",
doi="10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.013",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2013.05.013"
}