Sudden death due to intravenous infusion of hair conditioner.
A case of sudden death in a 14-year-old girl due to self administration of hair conditioner through an intravenous infusion pump is described. This report demonstrates difficulties that may occur in determining the manner of death in such cases and outlines a specific danger that may occur when adolescents have unsupervised access to intravenous infusion equipment.
Knight
D M
DM
Forensic Science and Women's & Children's Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
James
R A
RA
Sims
D N
DN
Bourne
A J
AJ
Martin
J
J
Byard
R W
RW
D000293:Adolescent; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006203:Hair Preparations / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007260:Infusion Pumps; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000009:adverse effects; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D013405:Suicide
D006203:Hair Preparations