Suicide by nitrous oxide poisoning.
Fatal nitrous oxide poisoning usually occurs accidentally during the administration of general anesthesia. It seldom occurs during autoerotic behavior or in acute drug abuse. We report an unusual case of a health professional who committed suicide by inhaling nitrous oxide.
Chadly
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A
Department of Anatomy and Pathologic Cytology, Legal Medicine, Raymond Poincaré Hospital, Garches, France.
Marc
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B
Barres
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Durigon
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M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000506:poisoning*; D013405:Suicide
D009609:Nitrous Oxide