2015
DOI: 10.5114/amsik.2015.58160
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Clinical and analytical problems of sodium azide poisonings as exemplified by a case of fatal suicidal poisoning

Abstract: StreszczenieCel pracy: Przedstawienie klinicznych i analitycznych aspektów związanych z zatruciami azydkiem sodu. Problemy te zostały zweryfikowane na podstawie przypadku zatrucia azydkiem sodu, unikalnego ze względu na okoliczności zdarzenia oraz opracowanie metodyczne dla celów eksperckich wymiaru sprawiedliwości. Materiał i metody: Przedmiotem badań była analiza toksykologiczna materiału biologicznego pobranego od kobiety, która w celach samobójczych zażyła w dwóch dawkach azydek sodu zakupiony przez Intern… Show more

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“…Of six cases of suicidal ingestion of NaN 3 , two of the patients were found dead (Table 1(B-2) [2,[61][62][63][64][65]). The remaining four patients were hospitalized, and three died, of whom two were hypotensive and two had metabolic acidosis.…”
Section: Suicide In a Non-laboratory Setting: Peer-reviewed Papersmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Of six cases of suicidal ingestion of NaN 3 , two of the patients were found dead (Table 1(B-2) [2,[61][62][63][64][65]). The remaining four patients were hospitalized, and three died, of whom two were hypotensive and two had metabolic acidosis.…”
Section: Suicide In a Non-laboratory Setting: Peer-reviewed Papersmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Twenty-three patients presented with hypotension [2,36,39,47,53,54,[57][58][59][60]64,73,74]. They received intravenous fluids and/or vasopressors, with some patients requiring large amounts of fluids, e.g., up to 32 L over 12 h [36].…”
Section: Treatmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In recent years, reports of fatal cases of toxic substances use for suicidal purposes have been rising worldwide, with the Internet contributing significantly to the prevalence. Unintentional fatalities after new psychoactive substances ingestion are well known nowadays [6][7][8][9][10], however, an increasing number of cases of suicide attempts using old, well-known drugs and poisons such as barbiturates [11][12][13][14], cyanide [15][16][17], chloroform [18,19], azide [20][21][22][23], and DMSO [24] (which were ordered online) are reported in the literature as well. The use of such substances is facilitated by the fact that such toxic substances can be easily purchased on websites such as eBay ® (https://www.ebay.com/, accessed on 2 August 2023) and Amazon ® (https://www.amazon.com/,accessed on 2 August 2023) [24][25][26].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%