title: Unintentional deaths from carbon-monoxide poisoning due to a traditional practice observed during the post-partum period.
abstract: Deaths resulting from carbon-monoxide poisoning have been reported in the medical literature under diverse circumstances. Here, we report four deaths due to carbon-monoxide poisoning as a result of a traditional practice involving the application of heat to the abdomen to facilitate uterine involution during the immediate post-partum period. Four people died due to carbon-monoxide poisoning in two separate incidents, including two women in the post-partum period. In both instances, the women slept beside a stove with burning charcoal, which was supposed to provide warmth to the lower abdomen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: P U
authors.initials: PU
authors.lastname: Telisinghe
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Senarath M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Colombage
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, RIPAS Hospital, Brunei Darussalam.
authors.forename: Pg Md Bahrin
authors.initials: PMB
authors.lastname: Pg Hj Aliuddin
keywords: Traditional practice; carbon-monoxide poisoning; post-partum