So-won Kim, Young-Man Lee, Kyounghong Lee, Jong-Shin Park, Jae-Hong Park, B. Choi, Sohyung Park
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Abstract
Gasoline is a volatile chemical substance, comprised of a mixture of toluene, xylene, benzene, and other aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. Because of its volatile characteristics producing invisible vapors, occupational exposure due to inhalation while handling gasoline can be anticipated. Such exposure has been known to cause acute toxicity, manifesting as skin, eye and/or respiratory tract irritation, central nervous system depression, and cardiac arrhythmias. In addition, gasoline can be an asphyxiant if its volatile vapors displace sufficient amount of oxygen from the air [1,2]. These features suggest that deaths related to gasoline inhalation could occur in various situations. Given that gasoline is widely used in everyday life; however, it is Korean J Leg Med 2016;40:83-87 http://dx.doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2016.40.3.83
汽油是一种挥发性化学物质，由甲苯、二甲苯、苯和其他脂肪烃和芳烃的混合物组成。由于其挥发性特性产生不可见的蒸汽，在处理汽油时因吸入而引起的职业暴露是可以预见的。已知这种暴露会引起急性毒性，表现为皮肤、眼睛和/或呼吸道刺激、中枢神经系统抑制和心律失常。此外，如果汽油的挥发性蒸气取代了空气中足够数量的氧气，它可能是一种窒息物[1,2]。这些特征表明，与吸入汽油有关的死亡可能在各种情况下发生。鉴于汽油在日常生活中被广泛使用;但韩国J Leg Med 2016;40:83-87 http://dx.doi.org/10.7580/kjlm.2016.40.3.83
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