Citation

Sebe A, Satar S, Rana Alpay N, Murt M, Güvenç B. Hum. Exp. Toxicol. 2009; 28(11): 729-732.

Affiliation

Cukurova University School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey. asebe@cu.edu.tr

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0960327109350800

PMID

19812118

Abstract

Acetaminophen is an analgesic drug that is frequently used in suicide attempts. In this paper, we report on a 17-year-old girl who was admitted to an emergency department 15 hours after taking acetaminophen pills in a suicide attempt. Her serum acetaminophen level was 73 mg/L on admission; she had elevated liver enzymes suggesting hepatic necrosis. She was started on N-acetyl cystein (NAC), and treated successfully with a fractionated plasma separation and absorption system.

Language: en