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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.

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.

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