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Analysis of Blood Toluene and Butane in Death Cases of Inhalant Abusers

Analytical Science and Technology / Analytical Science and Technology, (P)1225-0163; (E)2288-8985
1999, v.12 no.6, pp.577-582
Kim, Nam-Yee
Yang, Young-Geun
Chung, Hee-Sun
Park, Sung-Woo
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Abstract

The blood toluene concentration was determined by using the GC/MSD with HS-SPME technique in postmortem blood, quantitatively. Butane gases was analyzed by using the GC/FID with HS technique in postmortem blood, qualitatively. Seventy five cases of dead associated with inhalation of glue or butane gases happened in Korea for the last 3 years (1996-1998). In 27 cases of deah due to glue sniffing, nine persons died as a result of a fall while intoxication and their blood tolucne concentration was fairly high in the range of <TEX>$1.3{\sim}21.6{\mu}g/mL$</TEX>. In case of death due to butane sniffing, fifty four persons died of acute butane gases inhalation or suffocation, and 6 persons died of butane gases as well as glue inhalation.

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inhalants, toluene, butane, HS-SPME


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