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The role of catalytic converters in automobile carbon monoxide poisoning: a case report

Chest. 1999 Feb;115(2):580-1. doi: 10.1378/chest.115.2.580.

Abstract

Inhaling motor vehicle exhaust fumes is a common method used by people attempting to commit suicide; however, the decreased carbon monoxide concentrations found in the exhaust of late-model automobiles equipped with catalytic converters are changing the clinical presentation of exhaust inhalation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Carbon Monoxide / blood
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / blood*
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning / etiology
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Suicide
  • Vehicle Emissions*

Substances

  • Vehicle Emissions
  • Carbon Monoxide