ATTEMPTED SUICIDE BY INSULIN INJECTI ON TREATED WITH HYPERTONIC GLUCOSE SOLUTION

attempted suicide by insulin injecti on treated with hypertonic glucose solution

a young woman with no history of diabetes tried to commit suicide by injecting 2800 units of subcutaneous nph insulin. she was transferred to loghman hospital within 12 hours. the main clinical symptom was continuous seizure activity which was resistant to all forms of routine drug therapy. the patient was treated with intravenous hypertonic glucose (50%) followed by continuous glucose (10%) in...

Attempted suicide by insulin injection treated with artificial pancreas.

An elderly woman with longstanding insulin dependent diabetes tried to commit suicide by injecting 400 units of insulin subcutaneously (usual total daily dose 56 units). She was admitted to hospital within the hour and treated with the aid of an artificial pancreas. This avoided the usual difficulty of the physician having to cope with rapid and substantial fluctuations in blood glucose concent...

[Attempted suicide with drugs].

Living with attempted suicide.

Self-destructive behaviour is an increasing problem to workers in all fields of medicine. When attempted suicide occurs this will be an indication of distress and this will be manifest in the patient, persons in his social environment and to medical workers involved in rescue from the attempt itself and treatment of the condition which led to this behaviour. One of the major issues confronting ...

Suicide and attempted suicide

Accurate prediction of suicide risk remains a challenge, in its prevention. Many people with psychiatric disorders do not manifest suicidal behaviour, suggesting the importance of diathesis, or susceptibility to suicide, in addition to associated disorders. At present there are no biomarkers to predict suicidal behaviour. The authors of this article have attempted to describe the neurobiology o...

Suicide and Attempted Suicide

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