Submission of specimens in poisoning suspected cases

SUBMISSION OF SPECIEMNS IN POISONING SUSPECTED CASES

  • In suspected cases of poisoning the specimens should be sent for chemical analysis.

Poison

Materials required in order of importance

Arsenic (Acute)

Arsenic (chronic)

Alhaloids

Copper

Cyanide

Chlorinated Insecticides

Organophates Insecticides

Lead (Acute)

Lead (chronic)

Mercury

Nitrate & Nitrite

Phosphorus

Phenols, Cresols

Rodenticides

Sodium Chloride

Liver, Kidneys, Stomach contents

Hair, Liver, Urine

Liver, Urine, Brain, Stomach contents

Liver

Stomach contents, Liver, Oxalated blood

Fat, Liver, Stomach contents

Oxalated blood, whole blood, Liver Stomach contents

Kidneys, Liver, Urine

Hair, Liver, Kidneys, Urine

Liver, Kidneys, Stomach contents Intestinal contents

Stomach contents, Whole blood

Stomach contents, Liver, Oxalated blood

Liver, Stomach contents, Kidneys

Stomach contents, Liver, Urine

Oxalated, Whole blood, Brain, Stomach contents, Liver

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