Avis S P, Archibald J T
Department of Pathology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada.
J Forensic Sci. 1994 Jan;39(1):253-6.
A 26-year-old male committed suicide by inducing asphyxia using a combination of plastic bag suffocation and propane-gas inhalation. This method has been reported in the literature, but it remains unusual. Autopsy findings were consistent with a hypoxic event, and blood, brain, and lung tissue tested positive for propane by gas chromatography. Propane, while possessing some narcotic properties, causes death primarily by displacing oxygen in the atmosphere with resultant asphyxia.
一名26岁男性通过塑料袋窒息和吸入丙烷气体相结合的方式诱发窒息自杀。文献中曾报道过这种方法，但仍属罕见。尸检结果与缺氧事件相符，血液、大脑和肺组织经气相色谱法检测丙烷呈阳性。丙烷虽然具有一定的麻醉特性，但其致人死亡主要是通过取代空气中的氧气，从而导致窒息。
