山梨医科学雑誌　第19巻4号　117-121(2004)

＜Case Report＞
A Fatal Case of Ethyl Chloride Sniffing Using Head-Cleaning Spray

Masakazu OYA and Yoichi MITSUKUNI

Abstract: We report an accidental death due to the sniffing of ethyl chloride vapor using a spray for cleaning audio-video heads. An autopsy revealed edema and congestion of the lungs, profuse frothy fluid in the air passages and petechial hemorrhages beneath the conjunctivae, epicardium and pleural surfaces. By means of gas chromatography and gas chromatography mass-spectrometry, ethyl chloride was detected in the autopsy samples. The most probable cause of death was respiratory obstruction and suffocation caused by the relaxation of the tongue.

Key words: Forensic science, toxicology, ethyl chloride, body fluid and tissue analysis, sudden sniffing death



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