Suicidal asphyxiation by carbon monoxide within a polythene bag.
Suicide by inhalation of carbon monoxide is not uncommon and usually involves car exhausts or burning charcoal or defective boilers. We report a case of a 25-year-old man, who committed suicide by inhaling carbon monoxide gas inside a polythene bag in a bathroom. The open carbon monoxide cylinder found inside the polythene bag was purchased online by the deceased a few days earlier. He had stated that the gas would be used for his experiment on the environment. A suicide note recovered from his trouser pocket revealed his intention for a painless death.
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajanikanta
R
Swain
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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C
Behera
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Shyam
S
Kishore
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Karthik
K
Krishna
Department of Forensic Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
S K
SK
Gupta
D000328:Adult; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000633:toxicity; D002249:Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D005554:Forensic Medicine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020959:Polyethylene; D013405:Suicide
D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D020959:Polyethylene
Planned suicide; carbon monoxide poisoning; online purchase; polythene bag