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Published:
Journal of Analytical Toxicology,
ISSN 0146-4760,
Volume 24,
Number 5, July/August, pp. 377-380
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Attempted Suicide
by Ingestion of Methoxychlor
Thomas
S. Thompson*
Saskatchewan Health, Provincial Laboratory, Environmental Sciences, 3211 Albert
Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada S4S 5W6
Sarel J. Vorster
Broadway Medical Clinic, 41 Broadway Street West, Suite 125, Yorkton, Saskatchewan,
Canada S3N 0L6
A rare case
involving an attempt to commit suicide by ingestion of a commercially available
product containing methoxychlor as the active ingredient is presented. Clinical
symptoms exhibited by the patient included no response to stimuli, pale skin,
and profuse sweating. A serum sample collected at the time of admission to
the hospital was found to contain 0.67 µg/mL of methoxychlor. The determination
of methoxychlor was performed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry.
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