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Dilute the Poison—A Case of Fatal Water Intoxication

Published:1984-04 Issue:2 Volume:24 Page:92-94
ISSN:0025-8024
Container-title:Medicine, Science and the Law
language:en
Short-container-title:Med Sci Law

Author:

Sarvesvaran R.¹

Affiliation:

1. Lecturer in Forensic Medicine, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, University of London, Fulham Palace Road, London

Abstract

A healthy 40-year-old housewife inadvertently drank from a cup containing bleach. When she telephoned two separate medical units she was advised to drink plenty of water. She followed this advice literally until she developed water intoxication and subsequently died. Symptoms, signs and diagnosis of water intoxication are described. This case illustrates the care needed when medical advice is given by telephone.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Law,Health Policy,Issues, ethics and legal aspects

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/002580248402400205

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