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Study of biological samples obtained from victims of MGM Grand Hotel fire.
J Anal Toxicol. 1983 Nov-Dec; 7(6):265-71.JA

Abstract

Eighty blood samples and 17 respiratory-tract tissue samples containing fluid taken from victims of the MGM Grand Hotel fire were studied to assist in the determination of the cause of death. The blood and tissue-fluid samples were analyzed for carboxyhemoglobin, oxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, and total hemoglobin. Outgassing studies were done on the tissue samples using gas chromatography/mass spectroscopy, and heavy metal analysis on inhaled soot was done by x-ray fluorescence. The carboxyhemoglobin values obtained on the samples were significantly higher than those reported by Clark County. However, the percentage of the victims with a carboxyhemoglobin saturation level of 50% or less is higher than that found in the Maryland fire fatality study, suggesting that other toxic factors may have contributed to the lethal nature of the fire.

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Birky M
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Malek D
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Paabo M
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MeSH

Body FluidsCarbonCarboxyhemoglobinFiresHemoglobinsHumansMethemoglobinNevadaOxyhemoglobinsRespiratory SystemSpectrometry, X-Ray Emission

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Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

6559221

Citation

Birky, M, et al. "Study of Biological Samples Obtained From Victims of MGM Grand Hotel Fire." Journal of Analytical Toxicology, vol. 7, no. 6, 1983, pp. 265-71.
Birky M, Malek D, Paabo M. Study of biological samples obtained from victims of MGM Grand Hotel fire. J Anal Toxicol. 1983;7(6):265-71.
Birky, M., Malek, D., & Paabo, M. (1983). Study of biological samples obtained from victims of MGM Grand Hotel fire. Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 7(6), 265-71.
Birky M, Malek D, Paabo M. Study of Biological Samples Obtained From Victims of MGM Grand Hotel Fire. J Anal Toxicol. 1983 Nov-Dec;7(6):265-71. PubMed PMID: 6559221.
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