title: Fluorocarbon toxicity: aerosol deaths and anaesthetic reactions.
abstract: Twelve cases of death due to fluorocarbon inhalation have been seen in a four year period 1971-1975. The source of the material has been commercial spray cans. The postmortem examinations are nonspecific, but a history of excitement or sudden death is often elicited. Confirmation of the cause of death was made by demonstration of a halogenated hydrocarbon in the blood by gas chromatography.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003645:Death, Sudden; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D006846:Hydrocarbons, Halogenated