Department of Forensic Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland.
Hum Exp Toxicol. 2011 Nov;30(11):1875-7. doi: 10.1177/0960327111401437. Epub 2011 Mar 10.
Intoxications with nitrous oxide have been, and still are, a rarity in forensic medicine. Apart from accidental overdose during hospital procedures, intoxication with this gas is the result of voluntary inhalation. We report the fatal case of a 32-year-old male who died during inhalation of nitrous oxide from whipped dairy cream cans and hint on the role of the internet in creating new behaviors among drug addicts. We rely on the autopsy report from the Department of Forensic Medicine, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, on laboratory tests, and court files. Neither the autopsy nor the toxicologic and histopathologic tests disclosed the exact cause of death. However, circumstances in which the body was discovered were indicative that death resulted from cardiorespiratory failure. The present case is interesting with regard to its rarity, diagnostic difficulties and potential harm from nitrous oxide used by the food industry.
在法医学中，一氧化二氮中毒一直是一种罕见的情况。除了在医院手术过程中意外过量使用外，这种气体中毒是自愿吸入的结果。我们报告了一个致命案例，一名 32 岁男性在吸入奶油罐中的一氧化二氮后死亡，并暗示互联网在创造吸毒者新行为方面的作用。我们依赖什切青波美拉尼亚医科大学法医学系的尸检报告、实验室测试和法庭档案。尸检和毒理学及组织病理学测试均未揭示确切的死因。然而，发现尸体的情况表明，死亡是由于心肺衰竭引起的。就其罕见性、诊断困难以及食品工业中使用一氧化二氮可能造成的潜在危害而言，本案例具有一定的意义。
