Open Access“The Toxic Depot”: Parenteral Insecticide Injection
Author(s) -
Jerry Jacob,
CH Karthik Reddy,
Jobin James
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24270
Subject(s) - medicine , pralidoxime , depot , anesthesia , dichlorvos , vomiting , surgery , swelling , edema , atropine , toxicity , organophosphate , pesticide , pathology , history , archaeology , agronomy , biology
Organophosphorus (OP) pesticides are extensively used both in developed and developing countries. Organophosphorus poisoning primarily occurs through occupational, accidental, and suicidal exposures. Toxicity through parenteral injections is seldom reported and there are only very few case reports till date.