Abstract
Rice tablets or Aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning is one of the most lethal poisoning cases in the country, leading to high mortality, especially in youths every year. The management of aluminum phosphide poisoning remains purely supportive because no specific antidote exists. Although in various studies mortality rates has been reported ranged 40-80%. In many cases it marked too late, suspected to consume of Botanical rice tablets (garlic compound) and caused delay in aggressive treatment. Aluminium phosphide, is an effective insecticide and rodenticide, which is used widely in the storage place and transportation of grain as a fumigant to control rodents and pests. For many years, Aluminum and zinc phosphide have been strong insecticides and rodenticides, which are cheap and effective, and their residues are not toxic
Highlights
Rice tablets or aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning is one of the most lethal poisoning cases in the developing countries, leading to high mortality, especially in youths every year
The management of ALP poisoning remains purely supportive because no specific antidote exists
The effective ingredient of toxicity in these patients is phosphine gas, PH3, which absorbed through the mucosal tissues after release in the gastrointestinal tract and distributed, 78 JARCM/ Spring 2016; Vol 4, No 2 especially the heart and lung tissues and vascular
Summary
Hassan Amiri[1], Leila Vaseie[2], Paria Habibollahi*3, Niloufar Ghodrati[4], Seied Mohammad Hoseini-Kasnavieh[5]. Article info Article History: Received: 29 Mar 2016 Accepted: 24 Apr 2016 ePublished: 31 May 2016
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