| Death on the doorstep of a border community - intentional self-poisoning with veterinary pentobarbital. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20738183 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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INTRODUCTION: "Suicide tourism," the practice of traveling to a foreign destination to commit suicide, has been described in the medical literature. Additionally, committing suicide by self-administering veterinary medications has been previously described. CASE DESCRIPTIONS: We report two successful and one unsuccessful suicide attempts involving border-town travelers utilizing self-administered veterinary pentobarbital over a 1-year period. DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Health care practitioners should be aware of and informed about this phenomenon. |
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Authors:
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F Lee Cantrell; Sean Nordt; Iain McIntyre; Aaron Schneir |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2010-08-25 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Volume: 48 ISSN: 1556-9519 ISO Abbreviation: Clin Toxicol (Phila) Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-25 Completed Date: 2010-11-09 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101241654 Medline TA: Clin Toxicol (Phila) Country: England |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 849-50 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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California Poison Control System, San Diego, CA 92103–8925, USA. lcantrell@calpoison.org |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult Female Humans Male Middle Aged Pentobarbital / poisoning* Pregnancy Suicide, Attempted Travel Veterinary Drugs / poisoning* |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Veterinary Drugs; 76-74-4/Pentobarbital |
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