title: Death from petrol inhalation after an armoured vehicle rollover.
abstract: A case is reported of cardiac arrest in a young man after an armoured vehicle rollover accident. The proposed mechanism of death is myocardial sensitisation to endogenous catecholamines after exposure to petroleum fuel.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Frimley Park Hospital, Camberley, UK. leighdavies@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Rowlands
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001344:Autopsy; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005742:Gasoline / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D005742:Gasoline