Massive human ingestion of orpiment (arsenic trisulfide)

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 367-372

  Buchanan, Jennie A ^a,b   Eberhardt, Aaron ^a   Tebb, Zachary D ^a   Heard, Kennon ^a,b   Wendlandt, Richard F ^c   Kosnett, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

arsenic; arsenic trisulfide; ingestion; metal; mineral; orpiment

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ARSENIC TRISULFIDE; BICARBONATE; CREATININE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DIPHTHERIA TETANUS VACCINE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTIC ACID; MACROGOL; MELATONIN; PARACETAMOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARSENIC POISONING; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; CELL COUNT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NECK INJURY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SUICIDE; X RAY;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ARSENICALS; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; INTESTINES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SULFHYDRYL REAGENTS; SULFIDES; THERAPEUTIC IRRIGATION;

EID: 84873179577     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2012.02.019     Document Type: Article

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