TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Environmental gas displacement: three accidental deaths in the workplace
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Gill, James R.
A1  - Ely, Susan F.
A1  - Hua, Zhongxue
SP  - 26
EP  - 30
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
N2  - The authors describe three accidental deaths resulting from occupational hazards involving environmental gas alterations. One involved the displacement of oxygen caused by leakage of liquid nitrogen during the installation of a magnetic resonance imaging system. Two involved elevated environmental carbon dioxide concentrations: dry ice sublimation in a walk-in refrigerator in a research laboratory, and activation of a carbon dioxide fire alarm-extinguisher system by a woman locked in a bank vault. The autopsy findings, scene investigations, and certifications of these deaths, as related to the mechanisms of death, are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -