A fatal case of acute ferric chloride poisoning

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-34

  Wu, Ming Ling ^a,b   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Ger, Jiin ^a,b   Deng, Jou Fang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; DEFEROXAMINE; FERRIC CHLORIDE; GLUCOSE; IRON; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PH; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; SUICIDE;

ACIDOSIS; ADULT; ALKALOSIS, RESPIRATORY; ANOXEMIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; IRON; POISONING; SLEEP STAGES; SOLUTIONS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TAIWAN; VOMITING;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0031885986     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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