title: [Levels of carbon monoxide and hydrogen cyanide in blood of fire victims in the autopsy material of the Department of Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Białystok].
abstract: The authors present the results of toxicological examination of blood of fatal victims of fires in "closed" spaces. Hydrogen cyanide was present in 26 out of 64 postmortem blood samples. COHb was found in 52 cases. The hydrogen cyanide levels ranged from 0.8 to 39.2 microg/l, the COHb levels ranged from 16.0 to 85.0%. The level of hydrogen cyanide was determined by the pyrazolopyridine method modified by Nedoma, and the COHb level was determined by the Wolff method.
authors.affiliation: Zakładu Medycyny Sadowej Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
authors.forename: Zofia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wardaszka
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niemcunowicz-Janica
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Janica
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koc-Zórawska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001344:Autopsy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism*; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D005390:Fires / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000097:blood* / Q000506:poisoning; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide; D002263:Carboxyhemoglobin