Parasuicide by self-injection of an organophosphate insecticide

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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
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