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CDC Warns Chemical Suicides on the Rise, Pose Danger to Responders from Fumes

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Emily

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http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/749351
Chemical Suicides on the Rise, Pose Danger to Responders
Deborah Brauser
September 8, 2011 ? Committing suicide by inhaling poisonous gas from a mix of household chemicals while in a confined space is a growing trend around the world and represents a danger to both responders and bystanders, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).....
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http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6035a1.htm?s_cid=mm6035a1_w
Chemical Suicides in Automobiles --- Six States, 2006--2010
Weekly
September 9, 2011 / 60(35);1189-1192
 
Re: CDC Warns Chemical Suicides on the Rise, Pose Danger to Responders from Fumes

A 28-yr-old man's tragic death is the first chemical suicide in a western WA community. (He had recently lost his job in addition to some personal losses.)

http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/03/man-areas-first-detergent-suicide-case/
The scrawlings he taped to the window of his pickup read: "Do not open the door without a hazmat team. Hydrogen sulfide will kill you in one breath."

Read more: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2011/oct/03/man-areas-first-detergent-suicide-case/#ixzz1aN2p2pPF
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