Petrol-vapour Poisoning

A boy aged 3 years 10 months was trapped in an overturned saloon car. He was discovered 5-10 minutes after the accident lying head downwards, unconscious, with his head in a pool of petrol. He died two minutes after his release without regaining consciousness. The petrol had leaked into the roof of the car from the damaged tank in the boot. Necropsy (40 hours after death).-The body was pale and cyanosed. There were extensive areas over the trunk and limbs, where the superficial epidermis was loose and could be stripped off with ease. The bases of these excoriated