title: Determination of fluorocarbon 11 and fluorocarbon 12 in post-mortem tissues: a case report.
abstract: This report describes the death of a teenager due to inhalation of fluorocarbon aerosol propellants and presents a method for the determination of trichlorofluoromethane (fluorocarbon 11) and dichlorodifluoromethane (fluorocarbon 12) in post-mortem samples. The post-mortem blood and tissue levels of these fluorocarbons are also presented. The distribution of fluorocarbon 11 and fluorocarbon 12 is similar to that observed in chloroform deaths.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D001646:Bile / Q000032:analysis; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000032:analysis; D008099:Liver / Q000032:analysis; D008168:Lung / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005465:Fluorocarbon Polymers