A Suicide Attempt Using Zinc Phosphide (A Case Study)

Abstract

ÖzetÇinko Fosfür, fare mücadelesinde zehirli buğday üretimi için kullanılır ve rodentisitin aktif maddesidir. İntihar amacıyla tarım ilacı [Zinc Phosphide (Zn3P2)] içen 17 yaşındaki erkek olgu acil serviste görüldüğünde: Genel durumu kötü, bilinci kapalı, kusmuğu ve cildinde sarımsak kokusu ve ileri derecece asidozu mevcuttu. Semptomatik tedavi uygulanan ve mekanik ventilatorde takip edilen olgu yatışının 5. günü psikiyatri kliniğine devir edildi. Anahtar KelimelerÇinko Fosfür; Suisid; Sarımsak Kokusu AbstractZinc phosphide is a toxin that is added to wheat for use in rodent control and is the active ingredient of rodenticide. A 17 year-old male attempted suicide by drinking pesticide [Zinc PHOSPHIDE (Zn3P2)] and was subsequently admitted to the emergency department: the patient's general condition was poor, he was unconscious and vomiting, the skin had a garlic odor and advanced acidosis was present.The patient was treated symptomatically, followed by mechanical ventilation, and was transferred to a psychiatric clinic on the fifth day.