Citation

Harrell-Bruder B, Hutchins KL. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1995; 26(6): 746-748.

Affiliation

Emergency Medicine Department, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7492047

Abstract

Composition C-4 (C-4) is a plastic explosive widely used in both military and civilian settings. Ingestion of the active ingredient, RDX (cyclonite), can cause generalized seizures. Accidental and intentional C-4 (RDX) intoxications have occurred during manufacture or in wartime. In the literature the intentional ingestion of C-4 has been reported but not verified. We present a case of intentional C-4 abuse.

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