TY - JOUR
T1 - Distribution of orally ingested hydrochloric acid in the thoracoabdominal cavity after death
AU - Yoshitome, Kei
AU - Miyaishi, Satoru
AU - Ishikawa, Takaki
AU - Yamamoto, Yuji
AU - Ishizu, Hideo
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This interpretation is also supported by the respective distance from the stomach of the heart, femoral veins, and the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract, explaining the degree of blood coagulation, blood concentration of CI-, and pH of the intestinal contents and bile.
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PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The authors encountered a case of hydrochloric acid (HCl) poisoning, thought to be caused by oral ingestion of concentrated HCl. Coagulation of the surface of the tongue and the mucosa of the pharynx, esophagus, and stomach were observed at forensic autopsy. An overabundance of Cl- was found in the gastric contents, corresponding to 8.19 mL of concentrated HCl. This was suggested to be a lethal oral dose of concentrated HCl, and the cause of death was determined to be HCl poisoning. Measuring the pH and concentrations of various ions in body fluids and contents of the alimentary tract enabled postmortem diffusion of HCl to be determined.
AB - The authors encountered a case of hydrochloric acid (HCl) poisoning, thought to be caused by oral ingestion of concentrated HCl. Coagulation of the surface of the tongue and the mucosa of the pharynx, esophagus, and stomach were observed at forensic autopsy. An overabundance of Cl- was found in the gastric contents, corresponding to 8.19 mL of concentrated HCl. This was suggested to be a lethal oral dose of concentrated HCl, and the cause of death was determined to be HCl poisoning. Measuring the pH and concentrations of various ions in body fluids and contents of the alimentary tract enabled postmortem diffusion of HCl to be determined.
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U2 - 10.1093/jat/30.4.278
DO - 10.1093/jat/30.4.278
M3 - Article
C2 - 16803668
AN - SCOPUS:33747192631
SN - 0146-4760
VL - 30
SP - 278
EP - 280
JO - Journal of Analytical Toxicology
JF - Journal of Analytical Toxicology
IS - 4
ER -