title: Suicide attempt with injection of insecticide in both wrists.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, University of Abant Izzet Baysal, Duzce Faculty of Medicine, Duzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Istemi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Yucel
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Demiraran
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D004006:Dichlorvos