Suicide attempt by the intravenous injection of rattlesnake venom

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 282-284

  Morgan, David L ^a   Blair, Hollie W ^b   Ramsey, Ryan P ^b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Injection; IV; Snake; Suicide; Venom

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMA; ENVENOMATION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; PAIN; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TONGUE SWELLING; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD COAGULATION; CROTALID VENOMS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33645099401     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000205151.63525.c7     Document Type: Article

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