Submission of specimens in suspected cases of poisoning

SUBMISSION OF SPECIMENS IN SUSPECTED CASES OF POISONING

Suspected poison

Required material in order of importance

Arsenic (Acute)

Liver, kidneys, stomach contents

Arsenic (Chronic)

Hair, liver, urine

Alkaloids

Liver, urine, brain, stomach contents.

Copper

Liver

Cyanide (HCN)

Stomach contents, liver, oxalated blood

Chlorinated insecticides

Fat, liver, stomach contents

OPC

Oxalated blood, whole blood, stomach contents

Lead (Acute)

Kidney, Liver, urine

Lead (Chronic)

Hair, liver, kidneys, urine

Mercury

Liver, kidney, stomach contents, intestinal contents

Nitrate/nitrite

Stomach contents, whole blood

Phosphorous

Stomach contents, Liver, oxalated blood

Phenol – cresols

Liver, stomach contents, kidney

Rodenticides

Stomach contents, liver, urine

Strychnine

Stomach contents, urine, liver, brain, kidneys

Sodium chloride

Oxalated whole blood brain, stomach contents, liver

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