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Massive acute arsenic poisoning
Author(s) -
JOLLIFFE D. M.,
BUDD A. J.,
GWILT D. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.1991.tb11500.x
Subject(s) - medicine , arsenic poisoning , arsenic , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , metallurgy , materials science
Summary A 28‐year‐old male ingested 75 g of arsenic trioxide in a successful suicide attempt. The presentation, management and postmortem findings are presented and discussed.