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Korean Journal of Legal Medicine 2017;41(3):83-85.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2017.41.3.83    Published online August 31, 2017.
Death Related to Nitrous Oxide Abuse: Two Cases Report.
Ji Min Kim, Misun Choi, Han Na Kim, Hye Jeong Kim, Taewha Baek, Minsung Choi, Hongil Ha
1Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
2Division of Forensic Investigation, National Forensic Service Seoul Institute, Seoul, Korea. ecc88@korea.kr
Abstract
Nitrous oxide is medically used as an anesthetic gas and as an additive in whipped cream production. Few cases of death from nitrous oxide intoxication have been reported in Korea. However, fatalities due to inhalation of pure nitrous oxide in an amount enough to cause death have been recently increasing. We report two cases of death related to nitrous oxide abuse with a review of literature focusing on the fact that nitrous oxide abuse can be considered as a possible cause of death if appliances with nitrous oxide contents were found during the investigation, and the autopsy and toxicological findings cannot be attributed to nitrous oxide intoxication.
Key Words: Nitrous oxide, Inhalant abuse, Death, Autopsy, Toxicology


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