A case of paraquat poisoning and subsequent fatality presenting to an emergency department

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 649-652

  Erickson, Timothy ^a,b   Brown, Kimberly M ^a   Wigder, Herbert ^c   Gillespie, Melissa ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ADVOCATE ILLINOIS MASONIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatality; Paraquat; Poisoning; Suicide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

PARAQUAT;

ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

EID: 0030825059     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00144-3     Document Type: Article

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