Suicide Attempt by Anaphylaxis - Case Report

Suicide Attempt in an 8-Year-Old Boy by Hanging Himself Three Times: Case Report

Suicidal behavior in children under the age of 10 years is a warning and worrying phenomenon. This phenomenon can be an important indicator for evaluating the mental health of individuals in community. This study presents an 8-year-old boy who had past history of suicide attempt by hanging three times. The childchr('39')s psychiatric counseling identified that he had Major depression disorder (...

Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning: A Case Report

Introduction. Overdose of potassium is not as frequently encountered in clinical practice as hyperkalaemia due to acute or chronic renal disease. However, potassium overdoses leading to serious consequences do occur. Case Presentation. A 20-year-old nurse student presented with a cardiac arrest with asystole rhythm. Beside the patient were found four 50-mL syringes and empty vials of potassium ...

Suicide attempt by toxaphene ingestion: a case report.

Case Study: Suicide Attempt by Intentional Ingestion of Chlormequat

Chlormequat is a quaternary ammonium and choline chlorinated derivated is used as plant growth regulating agent. There are very few documented cases of poisoning in humans. We reported a case of non-fatal suicide attempt by chlormequat in France. A 34-year-old woman was admitted to hospital after deliberate consumption of plant growth regulator, C5 SUN, containing chlormequat chloride (460 g/L)...

Bilateral dislocation of temporomandibular joint induced by haloperidol following suicide attempt: a case report.

Drug induced dystonic reactions are among common presentations of patients in emergency departments, and typically occur with antidopaminergic agents as their extra-pyramidal side effects. Dystonic reactions usually occur within the first few hours or days after commencing a drug or dose increase. Unlike other extra-pyramidal side effects, a patient may experience acute dystonic reactions (ADRs...