@article{ref1,
title="Volatile lipophilic substances management in case of fatal sniffing",
journal="Journal of forensic and legal medicine",
year="2017",
author="Romolo, Francesco Saverio and di Luca, Natale Mario and Ciallella, Costantino and Bottoni, Edoardo and Fiore, Paola Antonella and Cappelletti, Simone and Giuliani, Nicole and Augsburger, Marc and Varlet, Vincent",
volume="52",
number="",
pages="35-39",
abstract="Death due to inhalation of aliphatic hydrocarbons such as butane and propane is a particularly serious problem worldwide, resulting in several fatal cases of sniffing these volatile substances in order to &quot;get high&quot;. Despite the number of cases published, there is not a unique approach to case management of fatal sniffing. In this paper we illustrate the volatile lipophilic substances management in a case of a prisoner died after sniffing a butane-propane gas mixture from prefilled camping stove gas canisters, discussing the comprehensive approach of the crime scene, the autopsy, histology and toxicology. A large set of accurate values of both butane and propane was obtained by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyzing the following post-mortem biological samples: peripheral blood, heart blood, vitreous humor, liver, lung, heart, brain/cerebral cortex, fat tissue, kidney, and allowed an in depth discussion about the cause of death. A key role is played by following the proper sampling approach during autopsy.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1752-928X",
doi="10.1016/j.jflm.2017.08.005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2017.08.005"
}