Fonseca Carlos A, Auerbach David S, Suarez Ronald V
Morris County Medical Examiner's Office, Morristown, New Jersey 07963, USA.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2002 Jun;23(2):167-9. doi: 10.1097/00000433-200206000-00011.
Two unusual suicides of a 19-year-old white man and a 47-year-old white man, involving propane inhalation and plastic bag suffocation, are described. The special characteristics of propane gas as an asphyxiant agent are discussed, as well as its effect on the human body. The discussion emphasizes the postmortem examination and the collection of samples for toxicologic analysis.
描述了两起不同寻常的自杀事件，一名19岁白人男子和一名47岁白人男子分别通过吸入丙烷和用塑料袋闷死的方式自杀。文中讨论了丙烷气体作为窒息剂的特殊特性及其对人体的影响。讨论重点在于尸体解剖检查以及采集用于毒理学分析的样本。
