The study examines the concentrations of nitrous oxide that are achieved in blood, exhaled air, and urine after three different exposures to nitrous oxide: inhalation of three or four cartridges of nitrous oxide released in a car cabin in a switched-off car, consumption of 100 g of whipped cream in which nitrous oxide is used as a propellant, and exposure through work as a midwife in a delivery room. The concentrations in blood and exhaled air are measured for up to 1 hour after exposure, and in urine for up to 2 hours after exposure. The concentrations in blood and urine are measued with gas chromatography and mass spectrometry, while the concentration in exhaled air is measured by a sensor using an NDIR sensor (Olythe, France).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Passive exposure to Nitrous Oxide
Midwifes are exposed through work in a delivery room
Department of Forensic Medicine
Aarhus, Denmark
RECRUITINGDetection time of Nitrous Oxide in blood
The time after exposure in which Nitrous Oxide can be detected in blood
Time frame: From end of exposure to 1 hour after end of exposure
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