Case report of deaths caused by freon gas.

Full Abstract

A report of two autopsies which is thought to be the first case of its kind in Japan is presented here. The cause of death was concluded to be oxygen deficiency from the filling of a compartment by Freon gas escaping from a cylinder. However, the authors suspect that Freon per se is not a non-toxic substance as had been believed but has some toxicity because of the existence of fat droplets in hepatocytes of mice exposed to reon gas and because of the behavioral findings on them during experiments.

Author information

Author/s: Morita, M (M); Miki, A (A); Kazama, H (H); Sakata, M (M);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

Journal: Forensic science (Forensic Sci), published in SWITZERLAND. (Language: eng)

Reference: -1977 Nov-Dec; vol 10 (issue 3) : pp 253-60

Dates: Created 1978/01/27; Completed 1978/01/27; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 924319, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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