Garber Mitchell A, Canfield Dennis V, Lewis Russell J, Simmons Samuel D, Radisch Deborah L
Engineering Systems, Inc., 6230 Regency Pkwy, Norcross, GA 30071, USA.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2013 Mar;34(1):7-8. doi: 10.1097/PAF.0b013e31825faafe.
The pilot of a light aircraft that crashed after a loss of power was found to have ethanol in the vitreous and the blood, but almost none in the urine. The globes of the eyes were intact, and the body was refrigerated after recovery until the autopsy was performed the following morning. The pilot was described as a "nondrinker," and additional specialized toxicology testing results were inconsistent with ethanol ingestion. The pilot's body was extensively exposed to fuel during the prolonged extraction. Investigation determined that the aircraft had been fueled with gasoline that contained 10% ethanol. Although exposure to automotive fuel has not been previously described as a source of ethanol in postmortem specimens, it may represent a source for the ethanol detected during postmortem toxicology testing in this case, and this finding may be relevant to other cases with similar exposure.
一架轻型飞机在失去动力后坠毁，经检测发现该飞行员的玻璃体和血液中含有乙醇，但尿液中几乎没有。眼球完好无损，尸体在找回后冷藏起来，直到第二天上午进行尸检。该飞行员被描述为“不饮酒者”，额外的专门毒理学检测结果与乙醇摄入情况不符。在长时间的打捞过程中，飞行员的身体大量接触了燃油。调查确定，为飞机加注的汽油含有10%的乙醇。虽然此前尚未将接触汽车燃料描述为死后标本中乙醇的来源，但在这种情况下，它可能是死后毒理学检测中检测到的乙醇的一个来源，这一发现可能与其他有类似接触情况的案例相关。
