Hydrogen sulfide toxicity : two case reports

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dc.contributor.authorMunasinghe, K. R.
dc.contributor.authorRascon, M. A.
dc.contributor.authorDiaze, J.
dc.contributor.authorVadysinghe, A. N.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-27T07:07:11Z
dc.date.available2024-11-27T07:07:11Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractHydrogen sulfide (H₂S) toxicity is a known occupational/industrial hazard in organic decaying disposal, sulfur springs, natural gas well and coal pits. We report two deaths due to acute accidental hydrogen sulfide poisoning. Two males 40 and 36 years old were found dead in two different water treatment plants after spilling of sewage. Autopsy revealed greenish discoloration of skin and brain in one individual and pulmonary oedema in both. Toxicology revealed lethal levels of thiosulfate which is a metabolite of H₂S. Death investigation concluded that both fatalities were due to toxicity of H₂S in an accidental manner. Toxicological investigations are important in cases where occupational hazards are suspected.
dc.identifier.citationSri Lanka Journal of Forensic Medicine, Science & Law December 2018 Vol.9 No.2 P. 26 - 30
dc.identifier.issn2012-7081
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.lib.pdn.ac.lk/handle/20.500.14444/4183
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
dc.subjectThiosulfate
dc.subjectH2S
dc.subjectOccupational hazard
dc.subjectWater treatment plant
dc.titleHydrogen sulfide toxicity : two case reports
dc.typeArticle
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