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Elemental mercury mixed with alcohol injected intravenously as a suicide attempt

A 22-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency department with symptoms of chest discomfort after a suicide attempt by injecting intravenously the amount of mercury extracted from 3 thermometers mixed with alcohol. At presentation, the patient was well oriented with normal vital signs, but a few...

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Published in:BMJ Case Rep
Main Authors: Karatapanis, Stylianos, Lamprianou, Fotini, Ntetskas, George, Kotis, Alexandros
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4600807/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26438669
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2014-207075
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