Fatality in a wine vat.

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serval:BIB_D1D9877055B7
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Fatality in a wine vat.
Journal
American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
Author(s)
La Harpe R., Shiferaw K., Mangin P., Burkhardt S.
ISSN
1533-404X (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0195-7910
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2013
Volume
34
Number
2
Pages
119-121
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal ArticlePublication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Intoxication with carbon dioxide (CO2), a nonexplosive, colorless, and odorless gas does not cause any clinical symptoms or signs, with the occasional exception of sudation. Carbon dioxide is principally used in the food industry (70% of CO2 production), in particular to preserve foods and to carbonate beverages. Most fatalities resulting from CO2 intoxication are accidental and occur either in closed spaces or when dry ice is used in the food industry. In this case report, a 42-year-old male winemaker engineer was found dead, his head inside a wine vat that had been filled with grapes on the previous day and supplemented with dry ice to improve the taste of wine.
Keywords
Carbon dioxide, Intoxication, Dry ice, Alcoholic fermentation
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Web of science
Create date
16/08/2013 14:33
Last modification date
20/08/2019 15:52
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