Fatal inhalation of liquid manure gas.
Modern methods of intensive livestock production involve the storage of liquid wastes. The digestion of this manure by anaerobic bacteria produces a highly toxic mixture of gases, the most dangerous of which is hydrogen sulphide. We report the case of a young man who died after inhaling liquid manure gas.
D000293:Adolescent; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D001315:Australia; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000209:etiology; D005739:Gas Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide / Q000506:poisoning; D008297:Male; D008372:Manure
D008372:Manure; D006862:Hydrogen Sulfide