Attempted Suicide by Ingestion of Methoxychlor
| Autor: | T.S. Thompson, Sarel J. Vorster |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Male
Insecticides Chemical Health and Safety Chromatography Suicide attempt Chemistry Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Physiology Suicide Attempted Methoxychlor Toxicology Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry Biological fluid Analytical Chemistry chemistry.chemical_compound Blood serum Rare case Humans Environmental Chemistry Ingestion Aged |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Analytical Toxicology. 24:377-380 |
| ISSN: | 1945-2403 0146-4760 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jat/24.5.377 |
| Popis: | A rare case involving an attempt to commit suicide by ingestion of a commercially available product containing methoxychlor as the active ingredient is presented. Clinical symptoms exhibited by the patient included no response to stimuli, pale skin, and profuse sweating. A serum sample collected at the time of admission to the hospital was found to contain 0.67 microg/mL of methoxychlor. The determination of methoxychlor was performed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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