title: [2 autoerotic accidents: fatal nitrous oxide anesthesia and thoracic compression].
abstract: Report on 2 fatal autoerotic cases. In the first case a 20-year-old man died due to the use of nitrous oxide (laughing gas) which he had used in a self-constructed breathing-machine. The nitrous oxide came from a cartridge which normally is used for aerosol cans for whipped cream. In the second case a 19-year-old man used a pressure-suit for military-jet pilots and inflated it with a 12-volt-compressor. Additionally the head was covered with 3 masks and a motorcycle helmet. Arms and legs were bound. The cause of death was a massive compression of the thorax.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Berlin.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Rothschild
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D000328:Adult; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000506:poisoning*; D002423:Cause of Death; D005676:Gravity Suits; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008418:Masturbation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide