1,1,1-trichloroethane: report of a fatal intoxication.
TCE was indicated in the accidental death of a woman cleaning up a paint spill in an enclosed, poorly ventilated room. Blood and tissue concentrations of TCE were measured by head-space gas chromatography. The concentrations found were compared with previously reported concentrations concluding that the demonstrable presence of TCE in blood at a concentration above 1.0 to 1.5 mg/100 ml would be consistent with death. However, the rapid dissipation of TCE from blood dictates that its presence in post mortem samples at any concentration must be considered as a factor in determining the cause of death.
D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*
D014241:Trichloroethylene