TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Sulphuric acid marketed in water bottle in India: a cause for fatal accidental poisoning in an adult
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Behera, C.
A1  - Chopra, Saurav
A1  - Garg, Aayushi
A1  - Kumar, Rajesh
SP  - 97
EP  - 100
VL  - 84
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817216629857
ID  - ref1
ER  -