title: An unusual form of fatal ethanol intoxication.
abstract: Forensic pathologists are very familiar with deaths due to ethanol intoxication. The overwhelming majority of these deaths are a result of the oral ingestion of ethanol. We report an unusual case of an individual who expired in his secured residence after self administration of a wine enema. Toxicology showed an ethanol concentration of 0.40 g/dL in the blood and 0.41 g/dL in the vitreous fluid. Scene investigation was of paramount importance in determining the unusual method by which the decedent absorbed the alcoholic beverage.
authors.affiliation: District Six Medical Examiner Office, Largo, FL 33778, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher I
authors.initials: CI
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Susan S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ignacio
authors.forename: Gwennaëlle A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001344:Autopsy; D004733:Enema; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000378:metabolism; D014920:Wine
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol