The Toxic Laundry Detergent Powder ‘Prinso’ Is Gaining Notoriety Amongst Villagers For Deliberate Self- Poisoning In And Around The Matara District

Sri Lanka Journal of Critical Care Pub Date : 2009-08-11 DOI:10.4038/SLJCC.V1I1.940

M. Munasinghe, W. Fernando

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有毒洗衣粉“Prinso”在马塔拉地区及其周边地区的村民中因故意自我中毒而臭名昭著

12.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE st1\:*{behavior:url(# ieoui)} /* Style Definitions */表。mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size: 0;mso-tstyle-colband-size: 0;mso-style-noshow:是的;mso-style-priority: 99;mso-style-qformat:是的;mso-style-parent:“”;mso- font - family:宋体;mso-para-margin: 0;mso-para-margin-bottom: .0001pt;mso-pagination: widow-orphan;字体大小:11.0分;字体类型:“Calibri”、“无衬线”;mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:宋体;mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:宋体;简介:“Prinso”洗衣粉由两小包组成，一小包含有粉红色的晶体，另一小包含有白色的颗粒，已成为年轻人中流行的自我中毒剂。目的:探讨“普林索”中毒的临床及生化特点。分析其化学成分。患者和方法:我们报告了从2006年6月1日至2007年10月1日在Matara总医院收治的7例“Prinso”中毒患者。我们对汝纳理学院的两种香囊进行了化学分析。结果:男女比例为3:4。7例患者中，1例发生急性肾功能衰竭。结论:在斯里兰卡南部省份，易于获得的家用产品“Prinso”已在导致年轻人故意自我中毒的一系列毒药中得到认可，其中以女性摄入居多。关键词:中毒;引文:Munasinghe MAAK, Fernando WKBKM。有毒洗衣粉“Prinso”在马塔拉地区及其周边地区的村民中因故意自我中毒而臭名昭著。中华危重症杂志2009;1:29-32 DOI: 10.4038/sljcc.v1i1.940

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