Can carbon monoxide death get mistaken for natural causes death during autopsy?

[Anonymous]

If nobody checks for carbon monoxide during the autopsy can it accidentally get ruled a natural causes death by mistake?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t think so, if they do an autopsy. What else would they say is the cause of death? Just make up something and be like “yeah looks like an aortic aneurysm!”

[Anonymous]

I would think it would show up in the bloodwork of an autopsy. Where it might go undiscovered is if no autopsy is done. I think they are pretty rare these days for anything that appears to be a natural death.

[Anonymous]

You know this will be in your browser history if you planning a crime.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know this will be in your browser history if you planning a crime.

3 soldiers just died. Have you been living under a rock?

[Anonymous]

Had 1 soldier died alone instead of 3 could carbon monoxide easily have been overlooked and ruled natural causes?

[Anonymous]

No. A quick blood test for different forms of hemoglobin will tell you - methemoglobin and carboxyhemoglobin. Also, classically, blood will have a cherry red color, which is not diagnostic, but is a clue.

[Anonymous]

No-as op points out there are very classic signs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had 1 soldier died alone instead of 3 could carbon monoxide easily have been overlooked and ruled natural causes?

So was their car leaking CO into the interior?

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/07/26/3-marines-found-car-died-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-sheriff-says.html

[Anonymous]

Don’t your lips get cherry red from CO?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Had 1 soldier died alone instead of 3 could carbon monoxide easily have been overlooked and ruled natural causes?

So was their car leaking CO into the interior?

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/07/26/3-marines-found-car-died-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-sheriff-says.html

Yes, I don't understand what happened. Were they in a car together at a convenience store? Or some kind of military vehicle? A regular car or SUV, even idling outdoors for hours, will not build up CO. Maybe if the exhaust pipe had been blocked somehow? Or maybe they were parked in a poorly-ventilated garage, or were in a military vehicle with different emissions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Don’t your lips get cherry red from CO?

Yes something in body does, vaguely remember learning this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If nobody checks for carbon monoxide during the autopsy can it accidentally get ruled a natural causes death by mistake?

Quincy would know no matter what - no fooling him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If nobody checks for carbon monoxide during the autopsy can it accidentally get ruled a natural causes death by mistake?

Quincy would know no matter what - no fooling him.

Quincy? That is old school. I’m GenX and my DAD watched that!

[Anonymous]

Yes if they are not looking for it or if they didn't do an autopsy.