Gill James R, Ely Susan F, Hua Zhongxue
New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner, New York, New York 10016, USA.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2002 Mar;23(1):26-30. doi: 10.1097/00000433-200203000-00005.
The authors describe three accidental deaths resulting from occupational hazards involving environmental gas alterations. One involved the displacement of oxygen caused by leakage of liquid nitrogen during the installation of a magnetic resonance imaging system. Two involved elevated environmental carbon dioxide concentrations: dry ice sublimation in a walk-in refrigerator in a research laboratory, and activation of a carbon dioxide fire alarm-extinguisher system by a woman locked in a bank vault. The autopsy findings, scene investigations, and certifications of these deaths, as related to the mechanisms of death, are discussed.
作者描述了三起因职业危害导致的意外死亡，这些危害涉及环境气体变化。其中一起是在安装磁共振成像系统时，液氮泄漏导致氧气置换。另外两起是环境二氧化碳浓度升高：一起是研究实验室步入式冷藏箱中的干冰升华，另一起是一名被锁在银行金库中的女性触发了二氧化碳火灾报警灭火系统。本文讨论了这些死亡事件的尸检结果、现场调查以及与死亡机制相关的认证情况。
