Preliminary investigation of using volatile organic compounds from human expired air, blood and urine for locating entrapped people in earthquakes

• Published in: Journal of chromatography. B, Analytical technologies in the biomedical and life sciences Vol. 822; no. 1; pp. 112 - 117
• Main Authors: Statheropoulos, M., Sianos, E., Agapiou, A., Georgiadou, A., Pappa, A., Tzamtzis, N., Giotaki, H., Papageorgiou, C., Kolostoumbis, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 05.08.2005; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Acetone - analysis; Adult; Analysis; Analytical, structural and metabolic biochemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Blood; Breath Tests - methods; Butadienes - analysis; Disasters; Earthquakes; Entrapped people; Expired air; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; General pharmacology; Hemiterpenes - analysis; Humans; Ketones - analysis; Male; Medical sciences; Organic Chemicals - analysis; Organic Chemicals - blood; Organic Chemicals - urine; Pentanes - analysis; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Rescue Work - methods; Respiration; SPME; Thermal desorption; Urine; VOCs; Volatilization; Urine; Expired air; VOCs; SPME; Earthquakes; Entrapped people; Thermal desorption; Blood; Volatile compound; Human; Biological fluid; Organic compounds

A preliminary investigation on the possibility of using volatile organic compounds (VOCs) determination of expired air, blood and urine, for the early location of entrapped people in earthquakes, has been carried out. A group of 15 healthy subjects has been sampled. The identification of a common “c...