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A Porcine Model of Acute Respiratory Failure with a Continuous Infusion of Oleic Acid
Published on: March 8, 2024
[Initially suspected killing with a political background identified as accidental carbon monoxide poisoning]
Stephan Oehmke1, Christoph Birngruber, Kerstin Kreutz
1Institut für Rechtsmedizin am Universitätsklinikum Giessen.
Abstract:
During a parish fair the police was called to a conflict between two rival right-wing youth groups in the early morning hours. Shortly afterwards a burning car was discovered near the marquee with a charred male body on the driver's seat. It was assumed that there was a connection between the two events. At autopsy no injuries were found that were not attributable to postmortem consumption by the fire. The BAC value was 1.76 per thousand, the CO-Hb concentration 78%. The body could be identified by comparing pre- and postmortem X-rays of the molars and premolars of the right upper jaw. Reconstruction of the course of events and classification as an accident was possible only after calling in technical experts: The victim had gone back to his car to take a nap and kept the engine running because of the cold temperature. The car had been fitted improperly with a sport exhaust pipe, which caused both the carbon monoxide poisoning and the fire.
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