REVIEW ARTICLE ON ZINC PHOSPHIDE POISONING AND ITS MEDICOLEGAL ASPECTS

*Dr. Jagdish Kumar Anant and Dr. S. R. Inchulkar

ABSTRACT

Zinc phosphide has been used widely as a rodenticide. Upon ingestion, it gets converted to phosphine gas in the body, which is subsequently absorbed into the bloodstream through the stomach and the intestines and gets captured by the liver and the lungs. Phosphine gas produces various metabolic and non-metabolic toxic effects. Clinical symptoms are circulatory collapse, hypotension, shock symptoms, myocarditis, pericarditis, acute pulmonary edema, and congestive heart failure. In this case presentation, we aim to present the intensive care process and treatment resistance of a patient who ingested zinc phosphide for suicide purposes.

Keywords: Rodenticides, Zinc phosphide, Poisoning, Management, Medicolegal aspects, etc.