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:: Volume 17, Issue 3 (2011) ::
Iran J Forensic Med 2011, 17(3): 199-203 Back to browse issues page
Report of Two Cases of Accidental Poisoning Due to "Rice Tablet" Misuse
Seyed Kazem Taheri , Saeed Afzali , Mohammad Khaled Naghshbandi , Faraneh Norouzi , Nafiseh Mohammadi
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Aluminum phosphide is a cheap and highly toxic pesticide which is commonly used for grain preservation. In Iran, it is known as the “rice tablet”. Ingestion of only 1.5 g of a standard tablet (3000 mg) can be lethal in human due to multiple organ failures. Unfurtunately, this high potent substance is easily available in our country. Its usage for suicidal attempts has been increasing significantly in recent years. According to the availability of garlic deragee, herbal rice tablet (Banan) and aluminum phosphide, all three in Iranian market as "garlic tablet", we may meet unintentional fatal poisoning caused by accidental ingestion of aluminum phosphide in some cases.In this manuscript, we report a successful treatment in two patients with accidental poisoning by aluminum phosphide which had happened due to nominal similarity
Keywords: Rice Tablet, Aluminum Phosphide, Accidental Poisoning
     
Type of Article: Editorial | Subject: Forensic Medicine
Received: 2013/10/9 | Accepted: 2013/12/29 | ePublished: 2013/12/29


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Taheri S K, Afzali S, Khaled Naghshbandi M, Norouzi F, Mohammadi N. Report of Two Cases of Accidental Poisoning Due to "Rice Tablet" Misuse. Iran J Forensic Med 2011; 17 (3) :199-203
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Volume 17, Issue 3 (2011) Back to browse issues page
مجله پزشکی قانونی ایران Iranian Journal of Forensic Medicine
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