Acute Carbon Tetrachloride Poisoning

Acute carbon tetrachloride poisoning. Transaminase and biopsy studies.

Poisoning due to use of carbon tetrachloride.

Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in a Poisoning Referral Center

Bachground: Acute carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) is a common problem that occurs more frequently during winter and leads to serious complications. In our Poisoning Referral Center, the incidence and complications of acute COP has not been evaluated previously. Therefore we designed a study to evaluate its significance in our center. Methods & Materials: 111 cases of acute COP admitted duri...

A fatal case of poisoning with carbon tetrachloride.

C. McI., a man aged 26 years, a joiner, on August 12. 1953. during the course of a bout of alcoholism. consumed a quantity of carbon tetrachloride in the form of " thawpit." Shortly afterwards he became intensely nauseated, but was unable to vomit for several hours. Thereafter, however, and for the following 48 hours vomiting was intractable. During this time he complained of pain in the chest,...

Carbon tetrachloride poisoning as a hazard of wig cleaning.