title: Plastic bag asphyxia--a case report.
abstract: Suicides due to plastic bag asphyxia have been reported in the literature but remain unusual. The circumstances of such deaths are reviewed and illustrated by the case of a 32-year-old male who was found dead in a lorry cab. The remarkable point is that the victim followed instructions from an American movie he had watched. This case emphasizes the importance of the investigation to determine the manner of death.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Légale, Hôpital Trousseau, CHRU TOURS, 37 044 TOURS Cedex 9, France. pauline_saintmartin@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Pauline
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saint-Martin
authors.forename: Sébastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouyssy
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: O'Byrne
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001237:Asphyxia / Q000209:etiology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009040:Motion Pictures; D010969:Plastics; D013405:Suicide
chemical_list: D010969:Plastics