Suicide by ingestion of a CCA wood preservative

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 159-163

  Hay, Emile ^a   Derazon, Hashmonai ^a   Eisenberg, Yosef ^a   Natalia, Bukish ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

CCA ingestion; CCA poisoning; Heavy metal poisoning; Intoxication; Poisoning; Suicide with CCA; Suicide with wood preservative; Wood preservative

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WOOD PROTECTING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LARYNX EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SUICIDE; TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ARSENATES; CHROMIUM; COPPER; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033859149     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00202-X     Document Type: Article

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