ArticleForensic science, medicine, and pathology2014
Forensic aspects of carbon monoxide poisoning by charcoal burning in Denmark, 2008-2012: an autopsy based study.
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- Deadly Combination of Formic and Sulfuric Acid: 2 Cases of Carbon Monoxide Intoxication.Therapeutic drug monitoring · 2026Article
- Postmortem Lividity Color Change During Rewarming Following Cold Storage: A Case Report of Drowning.Cureus · 2025Article
- Recent trends in an uncommon method of carbon monoxide suicide.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2024Article
- Quantifying the effects of cold waves on carbon monoxide poisoning: A time-stratified case-crossover study in Jinan, China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Carbon monoxide suicide by charcoal-burning: a case report and review of the literature.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Review
- Non-Fire Related Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Sichuan, China: A 9-Year Study (2008-2016).Iranian journal of public health · 2019Article
- ECMO improves survival following cardiogenic shock due to carbon monoxide poisoning - an experimental porcine model.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2018Article
- Investigation into the potential for post-mortem formation of carboxyhemoglobin in bodies retrieved from fires.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2018Article
- A homemade furnace. Influence of occupational skills in a fire-related planned complex suicide.Forensic science, medicine, and pathology · 2018Article
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Abstract
Carbon monoxide (CO) inhalation is a well-known method of committing suicide. There has been a drastic increase in suicide by inhalation of CO, produced from burning charcoal, in some parts of Asia, and a few studies have reported an increased number of these deaths in Europe. CO-related deaths caused by charcoal burning have, to our knowledge, not been recorded in the Danish population before. In this retrospective study we present all autopsied cases of CO poisoning caused by charcoal burning in the period 2008-2012. 19 autopsied cases were identified, comprising 11 suicides, 4 accidents, and 2 cases of maternal/paternal filicide-suicide. The mean age of decedents was 38.2 years and the majority of the decedents were men. In 16 cases carboxyhemoglobin levels were above 50 % and in 14 cases we found distinctive cherry red livor mortis. Various concentrations of ethanol and drugs were found in 9 cases. Data suggest that this method of death has increased significantly in Denmark. Therefore, it is highly relevant to draw attention to the subject, to increase awareness as well as prevent future escalation.
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