헬륨가스와 관련된 타살-자살 예: 부검 1예 보고
A Case of Dyadic Death Associated with Helium Gas: An Autopsy Case Report
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A 39-year-old man, his 35-year-old wife, and their 13-year-old daughter were founddead in their home. The man and his daughter were found lying in her bedroom, withhis head wrapped in a plastic bag connected to four helium gas cylinders by greenpolypropylene tubes. Fragments of the burnt ignition briquette were found in the bucketlocated at her feet. His wife was found in a decomposed state lying on her right sidein her bedroom. Autopsy findings for the man were unremarkable except for cherrypink lividity; the blood carboxyhemoglobin concentration was 73%. Autopsy findingswere unremarkable for the woman as well, except for a few petechial hemorrhagesand conjunctival congestion. The daughter showed no definite abnormalities; however,her blood and lung contained helium gas. The deceased man’s suicide note, evidencegathered at the scene, and postmortem examination revealed that this was acase of dyadic death.
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A 39-year-old man, his 35-year-old wife, and their 13-year-old daughter were founddead in their home. The man and his daughter were found lying in her bedroom, withhis head wrapped in a plastic bag connected to four helium gas cylinders by greenpolypropylene tubes. Fragments of the burnt ignition briquette were found in the bucketlocated at her feet. His wife was found in a decomposed state lying on her right sidein her bedroom. Autopsy findings for the man were unremarkable except for cherrypink lividity; the blood carboxyhemoglobin concentration was 73%. Autopsy findingswere unremarkable for the woman as well, except for a few petechial hemorrhagesand conjunctival congestion. The daughter showed no definite abnormalities; however,her blood and lung contained helium gas. The deceased man’s suicide note, evidencegathered at the scene, and postmortem examination revealed that this was acase of dyadic death.
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