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730013 
Journal Article 
Sudden death in adolescents resulting from the inhalation of typewriter correction fluid 
King, GS; Smialek, JE; Troutman, WG 
1985 
Yes 
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
ISSN: 0098-7484
EISSN: 1538-3598 
AMER MEDICAL ASSOC 
CHICAGO 
253 
11 
1604-1606 
English 
3974043 
WOS:A1985ACX7900026 
Inhalation abuse of various toxic agents continues to be a significant health problem among the younger segment of our society. We describe four cases of sudden death in adolescents associated with recreational sniffing of typewriter correction fluid occurring during the period 1979 through mid-1984. The solvents used in most of these fluids, 1,1,1-trichloroethane and trichloroethylene, are known to induce potentially fatal arrhythmias. Sniffing typewriter correction fluid poses a significant and underappreciated danger to the lives of these abusers. School health officials, public health departments, and law enforcement personnel should be alerted to the need for surveillance of this type of activity. 
inhalation; 1,1,1-trichloroethane; trichloroethylene; Toxicology Abstracts; X 24180:Social poisons & drug abuse 
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