Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma

Successful outcome in managing of aluminum phosphide poisoning

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Samad Shams Vahdati 1
Reza Shahab Moghadam 1
Pouya Paknejad 1
Zahra Vandrajabpour 2
Shahrad Tajoddini 3

1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

2 Medical Faculty, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

3 Kerman Neuroscience Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran

Abstract
Aluminum phosphide  (ALP) is a potent lethal substance, that use for agriculture purpose, as a pesticide. this substance may use for suicide, and it will kill the patient rapidly. we want to report a patient who use ALP for suicide purpose and was managed quickly in the emergency department and he became alive.

Keywords

Aluminum phosphide
Suicide
outcome
Subjects
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  • Receive Date 09 October 2014
  • Revise Date 02 January 2015
  • Accept Date 02 February 2015

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