Attempted suicide by massive insulin injection: A case report and review of the literature

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1920-1924

  Thewjitcharoen, Yotsapon ^a   Lekpittaya, Nampetch ^a   Himathongkam, Thep ^a  

^a Theptarin Hospital   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Complications; Glucose requirement index; Insulin overdose

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBOHYDRATE; CEFTRIAXONE; GLUCOSE; ISOPHANE INSULIN; LIVER ENZYME; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; INSULIN; SWEETENING AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAPILLARY BLOOD; CASE REPORT; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOPHOSPHATEMIA; INFECTION; INJECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; SELF INJECTION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREMOR; INTOXICATION; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; REVIEW;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; MALE; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SWEETENING AGENTS;

EID: 58949093502     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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