Pesticidal suicide: Adult fatal rotenone poisoning

Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 340-342

  Patel, Freddy ^a  

^a Greater London Forensic Medical Practice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coroner; Forensic; Necropsy; Pesticide; Poisoning; Rotenone; Suicide; Thanatopsy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIOXIDANT; DOBUTAMINE; NORADRENALIN; ROTENONE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORONER; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER NECROSIS; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SUICIDE; TOXICITY TESTING;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FORENSIC PATHOLOGY; FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LIVER; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NECROSIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; ROTENONE; SUICIDE; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 80052745524     PISSN: 1752928X     EISSN: 18787487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2011.06.014     Document Type: Article

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