{
    "abstract": "Helium asphyxiation as a method of suicide is an emerging health concern that demands the attention of healthcare professionals. This case report details the management of a young women who committed suicide via helium asphyxiation, resulting in a catastrophic haemorrhagic complication. Death from helium intoxication is a preventable public health issue that may not be detected by standard autopsy procedures unless specifically suspected. This report underscores a potential new complication associated with helium asphyxiation.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Intensive Care, Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.",
            "firstname": "Catarina",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Pacheco"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Internal Medicine, Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade de Entre Douro e Vouga, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal.",
            "firstname": "Pedro",
            "initials": "P",
            "lastname": "Oliveira"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Intensive Care, Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal.",
            "firstname": "Daniel",
            "initials": "D",
            "lastname": "Miranda"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Intensive Care, Unidade Local de Sa\u00fade Gaia e Espinho, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal diana_adriao@hotmail.com.",
            "firstname": "Diana",
            "initials": "D",
            "lastname": "Adri\u00e3o"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": "\u00a9 BMJ Publishing Group Limited 2024. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ Group.",
    "doi": "10.1136/bcr-2024-261652",
    "journal": "BMJ case reports",
    "keywords": [
        "GI bleeding",
        "Poisoning",
        "Resuscitation",
        "Suicide (psychiatry)"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2024-12-28",
    "pubmed_id": "39730163",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Uncommon haemorrhagic shock following helium asphyxiation.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x788505aa5ee0>"
}