@article{ref1,
title="Sulphuric acid marketed in water bottle in India: a cause for fatal accidental poisoning in an adult",
journal="Medico-legal journal, The",
year="2016",
author="Behera, C. and Chopra, Saurav and Garg, Aayushi and Kumar, Rajesh",
volume="84",
number="2",
pages="97-100",
abstract="Corrosive acid ingestion is a rare but serious health hazard with fatal complications. Cases of suicidal and accidental acid ingestion have been documented in the scientific literature. Accidental acid poisoning due to a mistaken identity of the bottle containing sulphuric acid is a matter of grave concern especially in a household set-up. We hereby report a fatal case of accidental sulphuric acid ingestion in an adult, who unsuspectingly swallowed about 50 ml of 'toilet-cleaner' at his residence. The bottle containing the acid was recently purchased from a local vendor and placed with water bottles in the kitchen. The autopsy and toxicological findings of this case are discussed in this paper with discussion of medico-legal issues on the sale and use of such corrosive acids in illegal bottles and its subsequent health hazards in India.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0025-8172",
doi="10.1177/0025817216629857",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817216629857"
}