Sulphuric acid marketed in water bottle in India: A cause for fatal accidental poisoning in an adult

The Medico-legal Journal
C BeheraRajesh Kumar

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.

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Oct 24, 2019·Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology·C Bharath KumarAnjilivelil Joseph Joseph
Jun 6, 2020·The American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology·Siddhartha DasSuresh Nandagopal
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