Suicide by injecting lispro insulin with an intravenous cannula.
Suicide by injecting insulin is not uncommon both in diabetic and non-diabetic people. The victim usually uses an insulin syringe or a traditional syringe attached to a needle for the injection of insulin, of either animal or synthetic origin. We report a case of suicide by a non-diabetic physician by injecting lispro insulin through an intravenous cannula. To the best of our knowledge, the use of an intravenous cannula for the injection of insulin for suicide is unusual and is rarely reported in the medico-legal literature.
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India drchitta75@rediffmail.com.
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C
Behera
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Rajanikanta
R
Swain
Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Asit Ranjan
AR
Mridha
Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Shashank
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Pooniya
D000328:Adult; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000506:poisoning*; D061268:Insulin Lispro / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000506:poisoning*; D010822:Physicians, Women; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000473:pathology; D013405:Suicide; D062666:Vascular Access Devices
D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D061268:Insulin Lispro
Hypoglycaemia; insulin lispro; intravenous cannula; pulmonary oedema; suicide