Gallagher Kenneth E, Smith David M, Mellen Paul F
Department of Pathology, Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, Indiana 47303, USA.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2003 Dec;24(4):361-3. doi: 10.1097/01.paf.0000097856.31249.ac.
Suffocation by inhaled gases has been reported involving a variety of gases. We report a case of suicidal asphyxiation by forced replacement of oxygen with helium by using a complex homemade mask. In this case, a young woman researched suicide on the Internet and found an advocated method of suicide using helium. To our knowledge, there is only 1 previously reported case of suicidal asphyxia by using helium.
吸入性气体窒息已有多种气体导致相关报告。我们报告一例通过使用自制复杂面罩用氦气强制置换氧气导致的自杀性窒息病例。在此病例中，一名年轻女性在互联网上搜索自杀方法，发现了一种提倡使用氦气的自杀方式。据我们所知，此前仅有1例使用氦气导致自杀性窒息的报告病例。
