A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet

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Autor(a) principal: Durão, C
Data de Publicação: 2020
Outros Autores: Pedrosa, F, Dinis-Oliveira, RJ
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/34138
Resumo: Fatal sodium nitrite poisonings are rare in the forensic context. The present work describes a first fatal case of sodium nitrite contained in a suicide kit that the victim acquired over the internet. The results of the autopsy showed general signs of asphyxia, such as intense cyanosis of the extremities, brown-gray-blue-red livor mortis, and some Tardieu petechiae in addition to intense visceral congestion. It is clear that forensic experts must be aware of the proliferation of this market and the risks of improper selling of these substances through suicide support networks available on the internet. The lack of knowledge of this reality may become unidentifiable, when toxicological analysis contemplates only the most classical and frequent substances involved in poisoning and reinforce the importance of a careful analysis of the death scene.
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spelling A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internetSuícidioNitrito de SódioMedicina LegalSuicideSodium NitriteForensic MedicineFatal sodium nitrite poisonings are rare in the forensic context. The present work describes a first fatal case of sodium nitrite contained in a suicide kit that the victim acquired over the internet. The results of the autopsy showed general signs of asphyxia, such as intense cyanosis of the extremities, brown-gray-blue-red livor mortis, and some Tardieu petechiae in addition to intense visceral congestion. It is clear that forensic experts must be aware of the proliferation of this market and the risks of improper selling of these substances through suicide support networks available on the internet. The lack of knowledge of this reality may become unidentifiable, when toxicological analysis contemplates only the most classical and frequent substances involved in poisoning and reinforce the importance of a careful analysis of the death scene.Repositório ComumDurão, CPedrosa, FDinis-Oliveira, RJ2020-11-23T23:44:07Z2020-072020-07-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/34138engJ Forensic Leg Med . 2020 Jul;73:101989.10.1016/j.jflm.2020.101989info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-11-10T05:02:01Zoai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/34138Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T22:35:39.404324Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
title A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
spellingShingle A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
Durão, C
Suícidio
Nitrito de Sódio
Medicina Legal
Suicide
Sodium Nitrite
Forensic Medicine
title_short A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
title_full A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
title_fullStr A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
title_full_unstemmed A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
title_sort A fatal case by a suicide kit containing sodium nitrite ordered on the internet
author Durão, C
author_facet Durão, C
Pedrosa, F
Dinis-Oliveira, RJ
author_role author
author2 Pedrosa, F
Dinis-Oliveira, RJ
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Comum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Durão, C
Pedrosa, F
Dinis-Oliveira, RJ
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Suícidio
Nitrito de Sódio
Medicina Legal
Suicide
Sodium Nitrite
Forensic Medicine
topic Suícidio
Nitrito de Sódio
Medicina Legal
Suicide
Sodium Nitrite
Forensic Medicine
description Fatal sodium nitrite poisonings are rare in the forensic context. The present work describes a first fatal case of sodium nitrite contained in a suicide kit that the victim acquired over the internet. The results of the autopsy showed general signs of asphyxia, such as intense cyanosis of the extremities, brown-gray-blue-red livor mortis, and some Tardieu petechiae in addition to intense visceral congestion. It is clear that forensic experts must be aware of the proliferation of this market and the risks of improper selling of these substances through suicide support networks available on the internet. The lack of knowledge of this reality may become unidentifiable, when toxicological analysis contemplates only the most classical and frequent substances involved in poisoning and reinforce the importance of a careful analysis of the death scene.
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