Suicide attempt with injection of insecticide in both wrists.
Organophosphates that are commonly used in agriculture, houses, gardens, and in veterinary medicine worldwide, may be used for suicidal purposes. But suicide attempt with self-injection of organophosphates is rare. This article presents a case of a suicide attempt of a young man with self-injection of an organophosphate insecticide (dichlorvos) to both his wrists.
Yucel
Istemi
I
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Duzce Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
Demiraran
Yavuz
Y
Alper
Murat
M
D000328:Adult; D004006:Dichlorvos / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007279:Injections, Subcutaneous; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning; D007819:Laryngeal Edema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014953:Wrist / Q000473:pathology*
D007306:Insecticides; D004006:Dichlorvos