Blending of rodenticide and battery acid – a rare and fatal suicide mix
| Autor: | Siddhartha Das, Suresh Nandagopal, Nisreen Abdul Rahman, Bhawana Ashok Badhe, Vinod Ashok Chaudhari |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Aluminium phosphide
Battery acid medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Case Report Autopsy Histopathological examination Pathology and Forensic Medicine Toxicology Autopsy findings 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Medicine Ingestion Rodenticide 030216 legal & forensic medicine 030212 general & internal medicine lcsh:R5-920 business.industry Poisoning Dermatology chemistry lcsh:K1-7720 lcsh:Medicine (General) business Chemical reaction Law |
| Zdroj: | Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-5 (2017) Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences |
| ISSN: | 2090-5939 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s41935-017-0002-1 |
| Popis: | Background Self-poisoning usually occurs by the ingestion of a single lethal compound and majority of the poisoning cases in our country are due to the pesticides. Suicide by ingestion of more than one poisonous substance is rare except alcohol and multiple drugs. To the best of our knowledge, suicidal ingestion of a mixture of rodenticide and battery acid has not been reported before in medical literature. Case presentation Here we are discussing a case of simultaneous ingestion of two poisonous substances, i.e., aluminium phosphide and battery acid. In general, an acid is mainly locally acting while metal phosphide is a systemic poison. Features suggestive of both these poisonous substances were noticed on clinical, autopsy and histopathological examination and supported by a positive chemical analysis report of viscera. Moreover, we analysed the possible reactions which may occur between these two compounds and their by-products outside and inside our body. Conclusion In cases where, combination of poisons is suspected a proper history, meticulous autopsy and ancillary investigation including histopathogy and analytical toxicology are required to conclude the cause of death and mechanism of poisoning. |
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