| dc.contributor.author |
Premaratna, R. |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.author |
Tilakaratne, Y. |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.author |
Fonseka, M.M.D. |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.author |
Gunatilake, S.B. |
en_US |
| dc.contributor.author |
de Silva, H.J. |
en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned |
2014-10-29T09:19:06Z |
|
| dc.date.available |
2014-10-29T09:19:06Z |
|
| dc.date.issued |
2001 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation |
Human and Experimental Toxicology; 20(7): pp.377-378 |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn |
0960-3271 (Print) |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn |
1477-0903 (Electronic) |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri |
http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1475 |
|
| dc.description.abstract |
Parasuicide by ingestion of organophosphate (OP) insecticides is common in Sri Lanka, but the use of the parateral route to self administer the poison is extremely rare. We report a patient who deliberately injected herself intramuscularly with an OP compound with suicidal intent. The clinical manifestations of OP poisoning were unpredictable and posed a therapeutic problem |
en_US |
| dc.publisher |
SAGE Publishing |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Poisoning |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Insecticides-poisoning |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Fenthion-poisoning |
en_US |
| dc.subject |
Self-Injurious Behavior |
en_US |
| dc.title |
Parasuicide by self-injection of an organophosphate insecticide |
en_US |
| dc.type |
Case Report |
en_US |
| dc.identifier.department |
Medicine |
en_US |
| dc.creator.corporateauthor |
British Toxicology Society |
en_US |
| dc.description.note |
Indexed in MEDLINE |
en_US |