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Accidental dichloromethane fatality: a case report
M T Zarrabeitia1, C Ortega, E Altuzarra
1Unit of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain. zarrabet@unican.es
Journal of Forensic Sciences
|May 25, 2001
Abstract:
A case of accidental dichloromethane poisoning by inhalation is presented. It is of interest that carboxyhemoglobin levels were within the normal range, suggesting that the narcosis and respiratory depression were due to the direct effect of DCM on the central nervous system. The accidental death was attributed to improper ventilation of vapors in the working area.