Suicide attempt using zinc phosphide rodenticide: A case report and literature review

• Published in: Clinical case reports Vol. 9; no. 10; pp. e04932 - n/a
• Main Authors: Nekoukar, Zahra, Moghimi, Minoo, Rasouli, Kimia, Hoseini, Aref, Zakariaei, Zakaria, Tabaripour, Rabeeh, Fakhar, Mahdi, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2021; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Abdomen; Acidosis; Cardiac arrhythmia; Case Report; Case Reports; Chemical compounds; Conflicts of interest; Consciousness; Defecation; Electrocardiography; Enzymes; Fainting; hepatic encephalopathy; Hospitalization; Hypotension; Laboratories; Liver; Metabolism; Metabolites; Mortality; Patients; Poisoning; Polyethylene glycol; Respiration; rodenticide; Small intestine; suicide; Suicides & suicide attempts; Toxicity; zinc phosphide; Iran; zinc phosphide; rodenticide; hepatic encephalopathy; suicide

The patients with a history of intentional or unintentional consumption of rodenticide compounds, especially ZnP, it is necessary to assess ABG and abdominal radiography. In the patients with a history of intentional or unintentional consumption of rodenticide compounds, especially ZnP, it is necess...