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[Air embolism or putrefaction? Gas analysis findings and their interpretation]
I Pedal1, A Moosmayer, H J Mallach
1Institut für Gerichtliche Medizin der Universität, Tübingen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
Zeitschrift Fur Rechtsmedizin. Journal of Legal Medicine
|January 1, 1987
Summary
Gas chromatography analysis of heart gas in necropsy cases identified putrefaction (H2) or air embolism. Specific CO2, N2, and CO2/N2 ratios reliably distinguish air embolism from decomposition.
Area of Science:
- Forensic Pathology
- Toxicology
- Cardiovascular Research