A Forensic View of Pesticide Poisonings in Brazil

Sabino, Bruno Duarte; Rozenbaum, Hannah Felicia; Oliveira, Adriana Passos

doi:10.5772/16497

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“… 13 In order to control and prevent acute deaths associated with the most toxic compounds, several countries use the legal regulation of pesticides trading and utilization. 14 Authorities banned AlP containing tablets in Iran since 2007. 15 Despite this regulation, continuing the use of this substance causes increase in the incidence of AlP poisoning and it is now one of the most common suicidal poisoning and cause of death in Iran.…”

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Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning-Related Deaths in Tehran, Iran, 2006 to 2013

Etemadi-Aleagha

Akhgari²,

Iravani³

2015

Medicine

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Metal phosphides such as aluminum phosphide are potent insecticides. This highly toxic substance is used for rice and other grains protection in Iran. Due to its high toxicity potential and easy availability, it is widely used as a suicide poison. This substance has no effective antidote and the incidence of deaths due to its poisoning is increasing day by day in Iran.The present study was conducted to show the increasing incidence of fatal aluminum phosphide poisoning and its toxicological and forensic aspects in an 8-year study, 2006 to 2013. Autopsy sheets were reviewed and cases with the history of aluminum phosphide poisoning were selected. Toxicological analysis results, demographic and necroscopic examination findings were studied. A total of 51.8% of studied cases were female. Most of the cases were between 10 and 40 years old. The manner of death was self-poisoning in 85% of cases. Morphine, ethanol, and amitriptyline were the most common additional drugs detected in toxicological analysis. The incidence of fatal aluminum phosphide poisoning cases referred for phosphine analysis was 5.22 and 37.02 per million of population of Tehran in 2006 and 2013, respectively. The results of this study showed that in spite of ban and restrictions, there was a dramatic increase in the incidence of fatal aluminum phosphide poisoning in Tehran from 2006 to 2013. Safety alert should be highlighted in training program for all population groups about the toxic effects of aluminum phosphide tablets.

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