Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases
The use of organophosphates (OP) in agriculture as insecticides is widespread all over the world. Except for this purpose, it is known that OP have been using against pediculosis capitis in human. We report unusual causes of organophosphate poisoning. A 7 years old child and her mother were admitt...
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| author | Mustafa Dogan Osman Celbis Bora Ozdemir Selim Bozkurt Mehmet Okumus |
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| description | The use of organophosphates (OP) in agriculture as insecticides is widespread all over the world. Except for this purpose, it is known that OP have been using against pediculosis capitis in human. We report unusual causes of organophosphate poisoning. A 7 years old child and her mother were admitted to the emergency unit due to poisoning after exposure from emulsion of OP that was used for the treatment of head lice. The daughter who was poisoned by the way of inhalation and direct contact brought to the emergency unit with cardiac arrest. Child was revived with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, but died at the eighteen days of the treatment in intensive care unit. The mother was bradicardic when she admitted to the emergency unit. After the primary treatment, the mother was taken to the intensive care unit. The mother was discharged after the medical treatment in the intensive care unit for 6 days. The hairs of patients were cut, clothes were removed and bodies were washed in order to avoid recontamination. This is important also for avoiding from contamination of surrounding healthcare personnel. Misuses of OP toxicities are not rare and it may be life threatening. Some of accidental poisonings are intentionally misuse for a purpose of treatment. It should be written on each box that OP should not be used for other purposes like treatment of head lice. [Med-Science 2012; 1(3.000): 206-210] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41ef6dae8fd847e48090e92d7017c62a2024-02-03T05:06:16ZengSociety of Turaz BilimMedicine Science2147-06342012-09-011320621010.5455/medscience.2012.01.802223876Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two casesMustafa Dogan0Osman Celbis1Bora Ozdemir2Selim Bozkurt3Mehmet Okumus4Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Sutcu Imam University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kahramanmaras, TurkeyThe use of organophosphates (OP) in agriculture as insecticides is widespread all over the world. Except for this purpose, it is known that OP have been using against pediculosis capitis in human. We report unusual causes of organophosphate poisoning. A 7 years old child and her mother were admitted to the emergency unit due to poisoning after exposure from emulsion of OP that was used for the treatment of head lice. The daughter who was poisoned by the way of inhalation and direct contact brought to the emergency unit with cardiac arrest. Child was revived with cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, but died at the eighteen days of the treatment in intensive care unit. The mother was bradicardic when she admitted to the emergency unit. After the primary treatment, the mother was taken to the intensive care unit. The mother was discharged after the medical treatment in the intensive care unit for 6 days. The hairs of patients were cut, clothes were removed and bodies were washed in order to avoid recontamination. This is important also for avoiding from contamination of surrounding healthcare personnel. Misuses of OP toxicities are not rare and it may be life threatening. Some of accidental poisonings are intentionally misuse for a purpose of treatment. It should be written on each box that OP should not be used for other purposes like treatment of head lice. [Med-Science 2012; 1(3.000): 206-210]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=23876OrganophosphateAccidental deathMisuseLice |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Dogan Osman Celbis Bora Ozdemir Selim Bozkurt Mehmet Okumus Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases Medicine Science Organophosphate Accidental death Misuse Lice |
| title | Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases |
| title_full | Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases |
| title_fullStr | Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases |
| title_short | Accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate: Report of two cases |
| title_sort | accidental death due to intentionally usage of organophosphate report of two cases |
| topic | Organophosphate Accidental death Misuse Lice |
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