An Autopsy Case of Drowning Caused by Accidental Carbon Dioxide Intoxication in a Hold Tank
| Autor: | Toshiro Kita, Hiroaki Sato, Takeyoshi Tanaka, Kentaro Kasai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Poison control Fatal accident Waste Disposal Fluid chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Accidents Occupational Humans Drowning Waste management Air Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health food and beverages Normal level General Medicine Autopsy case Carbon Dioxide Middle Aged medicine.disease chemistry Accidental Fermentation Carbon dioxide CARBON DIOXIDE POISONING Consciousness Disorders Environmental science Autopsy Medical emergency Waste disposal |
| Zdroj: | Journal of UOEH. 31:353-358 |
| ISSN: | 2187-2864 0387-821X |
| DOI: | 10.7888/juoeh.31.353 |
| Popis: | A 49-year-old male captain fell and unfortunately died in a hold tank where he had entered to rescue his fainting co-worker on the disposing waste fluid left there. An autopsy revealed that the captain died from drowning in the waste fluid. In order to clarify the cause of their falling in the tank, the gas in the hold tank was analyzed. The concentration of oxygen was 18.86 to 19.31%, carbon dioxide was 7.28 to 9.07% and the other gases, including hydrogen sulfide, were assessed to be under the normal level. It was concluded that the intoxication of carbon dioxide generated from the waste fluid fermentation was the cause of this fatal accident through loss of consciousness. It is necessary to recognize that carbon dioxide is a dangerous and deleterious gas in circumstances where the gas can be produced. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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