Résumé

In post-mortem toxicology, gases and volatiles are related to involuntary exposure (e.g. occupational and accidental) and to voluntary exposure (e.g. suicides, volatile substance abuse and crimes). There is a critical importance of the quality of sampling but only few pitfalls in analyses (using headspace gas chromatography-mass spectrometry). Nevertheless, the routine interpretation of the results is limited and should be performed with caution.

Keywords: Gas, Volatiles, Post-mortem.