Success of Low Aromatic Fuel in Preventing Gasoline Sniffing Deaths.
Journal
The American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
ISSN: 1533-404X
Titre abrégé: Am J Forensic Med Pathol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8108948
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Dec 2022
01 Dec 2022
Historique:
pubmed:
16
8
2022
medline:
19
11
2022
entrez:
15
8
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Gasoline (petrol) sniffing is a form of volatile substance misuse that is particularly prevalent within Australian indigenous communities. Although epidemiological studies have shown that gasoline sniffing has decreased over recent years, rates of gasoline sniffing deaths have not been widely reported. Therefore, a study was undertaken to assess the association between the implementation of low aromatic fuel (LAF) and gasoline sniffing deaths. All cases of fatal gasoline sniffing in South Australia between 2000 and 2019 were identified from the Toxicology Database and autopsy reports at Forensic Science South Australia. Furthermore, previous studies of gasoline sniffing deaths were assessed to provide historical context and approximate rates of gasoline sniffing deaths before the current study. The rate of gasoline sniffing deaths decreased significantly ( P = 0.039) over the study period concomitant to an increase in the number of LAF sites nationally. Although not supported by findings of statistical significance because of the small number of cases, this study provides further supportive evidence for the effectiveness of LAF by showing a significant associated decrease in local rates of gasoline sniffing deaths.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35970515
doi: 10.1097/PAF.0000000000000786
pii: 00000433-202212000-00009
doi:
Substances chimiques
Gasoline
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
354-358Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors report no conflict of interest.
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