Sudden death in relation to inhaling lighter fluid in adolescents

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dc.authoridTurkmen, Samdanci, Emine/0000-0002-0034-5186
dc.authoridONER, BEDIRHAN SEZER/0000-0003-1143-0375
dc.authorwosidBork, Turgay/V-9476-2018
dc.authorwosidCelbiş, Osman/ABE-2803-2021
dc.authorwosidTurkmen, Samdanci, Emine/ABH-4716-2020
dc.authorwosidÖner, Bedirhan Sezer/A-1810-2018
dc.contributor.authorBork, Turgay
dc.contributor.authorCelbis, Osman
dc.contributor.authorPetekkaya, Semih
dc.contributor.authorOner, Bedirhan Sezer
dc.contributor.authorSamdanci, Emine
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-04T20:44:10Z
dc.date.available2024-08-04T20:44:10Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground. Sudden death as a consequence of lighter fluid abuse, though rare, happens during the adolescence period. The purpose of this study is to discuss the findings related to the deaths of young adults who died due to inhalation of lighter fluid. Material and Methods. 4 cases who died due to lighter fluid inhalation are included in the study. The autopsy as well as toxicological and pathological procedures of the cases are conducted in Malatya Council of Forensic Sciences. The age, sex, height, weight, clinical findings before death, place of death, autopsy and histopathology findings are assessed in comparison to the toxicological results. Findings. All the cases in the study are male. The ages are 15.75 +/- 1.25, heights are 167.75 +/- 12.68 cm and weights are 58.50 +/- 8.69 kg. In blood analyses, n-butane and isobutane are found in all of them while 3 of them has propane. Besides, 2 of the cases had Tetrahidrocannabinol in their blood and urine. Three of the deaths happened in the hospital while 1 of them was in the crime scene. In the autopsy of the cases, macroscopically, intensive point bleedings are detected while alveolar fresh bleeding centers are found in the histopathology. Conclusion. Autopsy and histopathologic findings are non-specific and the decision shall be given by assessing toxicological findings, crime scene examination and witness statements. In suspicious adolescent death, the detection of propane, isobutane and n-butane in toxicological examination is the only finding that makes us think of the presence of lighter fluid inhalation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.4323/rjlm.2017.379
dc.identifier.endpage383en_US
dc.identifier.issn1221-8618
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85039852015en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage379en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.4323/rjlm.2017.379
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/98075
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000422835900011en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRomanian Legal Med Socen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRomanian Journal of Legal Medicineen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectforensic toxicologyen_US
dc.subjectbutaneen_US
dc.subjectpropaneen_US
dc.subjectisobutaneen_US
dc.subjectsudden deathen_US
dc.titleSudden death in relation to inhaling lighter fluid in adolescentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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