Suicide by Intentional Air embolism |
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| Authors: | Gábor Simon M.D. Evelin Rácz M.Sc. Mátyás Mayer M.Sc. Veronika Heckmann M.D. Dénes Tóth M.D. Zsolt Kozma M.D. Ph.D. |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Pécs, H‐7624, Hungary |
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| Abstract: | Venous air embolism occurs when air enters the venous system. The main causes of venous air embolism include medical procedures, neck and head trauma, and injuries of the genitals. Self‐induced suicidal (and intentional) air embolism is extremely rare. The authors report a rare case of a suicidal air embolism committed using a self‐made tool composed of a plastic bottle and an infusion set, injecting nearly 2000 mL of air into the cubital vein. The toxicological analysis suggested that midazolam, together with air, was also injected into the circulation using the same bottle and infusion set. |
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| Keywords: | forensic science forensic pathology suicide air embolism infusion set fentanyl midazolam postmortem redistribution |
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