Injection of household spray insecticide.
Publication/Presentation Date
11-1-1982
Abstract
During a three-week period, two patients who had attempted suicide by injecting themselves with commercially available household spray insecticides were seen in our emergency department. Both presented with cellulitis at and adjacent to the injection sites, and both were admitted for intravenous antibiotics, warm soaks, and elevation. In both patients abscesses subsequently developed in the areas of cellulitis. It is not clear whether the pathologic processes in these two patients were primarily due to inoculation of microorganisms or to the effects of the insecticide per se.
Volume
11
Issue
11
First Page
626
Last Page
629
ISSN
0196-0644
Published In/Presented At
Goldberg, L. H., Shupp, D., Weitz, H. H., & Zeccardi, J. A. (1982). Injection of household spray insecticide. Annals of emergency medicine, 11(11), 626–629. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0196-0644(82)80207-2
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
7137672
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article