An unusual case of suicidal carbon monoxide poisoning.
The authors present a case of suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in a confined space with interesting elements related to the method and the circumstances in which it took place. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a very common cause of death in accidental and suicidal cases, but the method used in this case, consisting of burning charcoal in a small office bathroom, presents some particularly interesting aspects. The circumstances, moreover, appear very interesting because the person who committed suicide was an employee of the Public Administration and he had received notification regarding his involvement in a legal prosecution.
Institute of Legal Medicine, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, L.go F. Vito 1, 00168 Rome, Italy. ricardo.rossi@rm.unicatt.it
Riccardo
R
Rossi
Fabio
F
Suadoni
Francesca
F
Cittadini
Antonio
A
Oliva
Massimo
M
Lancia
D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; D002606:Charcoal; D020378:Confined Spaces; D049429:Forensic Pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide
D002606:Charcoal