Zinc Phosphide Poisoning

Zinc phosphide has been used widely as a rodenticide. Upon ingestion, it gets converted to phosphine gas in the body, which is subsequently absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach and the intestines and gets captured by the liver and the lungs. Phosphine gas produces various metabolic and...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Erdal Doğan, Abdulmenap Güzel, Taner Çiftçi, İlker Aycan, Feyzi Çelik, Bedri Çetin, Gönül Ölmez Kavak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/589712
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!