Travis Stork of TV's The Doctors said, 'It enters your bloodstream so quickly. A witness, who is also a South Carolina State Constable, took video of Perlowich huffing the cleaner while behind the wheel of a vehicle in the parking lot of.

Huffing nitrous oxide, Freon, the chemical in air conditioners and other sources of cheap highs is well known.īut huffing keyboard cleaners is new and it's becoming increasingly popular. Difluoroethane is the active ingredient in various computer cleaners and is increasingly abused by teenagers due to its ease of access, quick onset of. The man, 32-year-old Adam Perlowich, was arrested after deputies say he appeared to be intoxicated and was found with seven cans of keyboard cleaner in his car. In the field, the patient demonstrated neurotoxic effects in addition to electrocardiographic changes concerning for toxic myocarditis. Many think it is only compressed air, but in fact it contains chemicals. We present an illustrative case of a 24-year old male who developed cardiovascular and multi-organ system toxicity after inhaling a keyboard dust cleaner containing a halogenated hydrocarbon. Videos posted on YouTube show young people huffing computer cleaner. I don't believe she had any idea it could be fatal or it could be toxic in the way that it is.” Richard said, “She liked new experiences. The propellant in dusters can be purposely inhaled (called huffing or. Now, Aria's mom and dad, Richard and Carolyn Doherty, are trying to save other teenagers from the same fate by warning about the dangers. Aerosol duster is used to blast out dust and dirt from keyboards, computer vents. Common products in households across America can be dangerous: a can of computer cleaner, dusting spray, or aerosol spray. Her mother tried desperately to save her.Ĭaroline said, “There was no breathing, there was no heartbeat but she was still warm, so I started CPR.”īut it was no use.

It was just a stupid decision,” Caroline said.Īria was found dead in the bedroom of her Los Angeles home, just moments after breathing in the deadly chemicals. “One stupid decision that destroyed her life and ours. All because she foolishly inhaled the air from an aerosol can used to clean her computer keyboard.Ĭaroline Doherty is talking about her 14-year-old daughter Aria, who was trying to get high by inhaling a can of computer keyboard duster. INSIDE EDITION has the story of a teen whose dead today. It's another commonly used household product that can be deadly if used the wrong way.

Huffing keyboard cleaner