Parasuicide by self-injection of an organophosphate insecticide
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Date
2001
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SAGE Publishing
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
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Poisoning, Insecticides-poisoning, Fenthion-poisoning, Self-Injurious Behavior
Citation
Human and Experimental Toxicology; 20(7): pp.377-378