An unusual case of anesthetic abuse by a full-face gas mask.

Jozef Krajcovic, Frantisek Novomesky, Frantisek Stuller, Lubomir Straka, Juraj Mokry

Institute of Forensic Medicine and Medicolegal Expertises, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Martin, Slovak Republic. krajcovic.mudr@gmail.com

The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology 2012 Sep

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The authors report a case of sniffing of halothane (Narcotan) by a 32-year-old man, master of pharmacy, through the military full-face gas mask. The liquid halothane had been applied on the scrubber of the gas mask and voluntarily inhaled. The sniffer was found dead in his flat, with the gas mask still fixed and sealed on his face. Because the authors have not encountered any report of such a case in the literature, they present and discuss this case in this article.

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Jozef Krajcovic, Frantisek Novomesky, Frantisek Stuller, Lubomir Straka, Juraj Mokry. An unusual case of anesthetic abuse by a full-face gas mask. The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology. 2012 Sep;33(3):256-8