@article{ref1,
title="Suicidal gas embolism in hospital",
journal="Rechtsmedizin: Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Rechtsmedizin",
year="2021",
author="Böckers, A. and Steinhoff, S. and Scholl, T. and Kunz, Sebastian N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Air embolisms are a common entity seen in clinical practice after traumatic or iatrogenic events. Cases of a suicidally induced air embolism are rare. The connectivity of air-carrying and fluid-carrying tubing systems allow large gas volumes to be infused in a short period of time, usually with fatal outcome. In such cases, the use of computed tomography prior to autopsy is mandatory and provides a comprehensive visualization of introduced gas volumes. We present an unusual case of a suicidal gas embolism, in which a man in hospital connected a tube supplying oxygen to a venous catheter.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0937-9819",
doi="10.1007/s00194-021-00528-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00194-021-00528-y"
}