Isenschmid D S, Cassin B J, Hepler B R, Kanluen S
Office of the Wayne County Medical Examiner, Detroit, MI, USA.
J Forensic Sci. 1998 Jan;43(1):231-4.
This case report describes an accidental death due to the inhalation of tetrachloroethylene during an autoerotic episode. Tetrachloroethylene was administered from a can of Fix-A-Flat tire repair. Analysis of tetrachloroethylene was performed using headspace gas chromatography and electron capture detection. The blood tetrachloroethylene concentration of 62 mg/L was consistent with acute tetrachloroethylene intoxication.
