title: Accidental death resulting from acetylene cylinder impact.
abstract: Acetylene is an inflammable gas commonly used for welding in small-scale industries. We present a case of a 34-year-old male welder who died following injuries sustained from explosion of an acetylene gas-welding cylinder. In this case report, we discuss the circumstances leading to the explosion of the welding cylinder, the autopsy findings, and a brief review of the literature on deaths resulting from blasts of acetylene cylinders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Medicine, Maulana Azad Medical College and associated Lok Nayak Jai Prakash and G.B. Pant Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Mukta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rani
authors.forename: Avneesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Dikshit
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aggrawal
authors.forename: Puneet
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Setia
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dhankar
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000114:Acetylene; D000328:Adult; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005107:Explosions; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D018677:Tooth Injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D014896:Welding
chemical_list: D000114:Acetylene