HANDLOS, Petr, Matěj UVÍRA, Klára MARECOVÁ, Marie STAŇKOVÁ, Margita SMATANOVÁ, Igor DVOŘÁČEK and Marek JOUKAL. Fatal Ingestion of Chlumsky Disinfectant Solution. Journal of Forensic Sciences. Hoboken: Wiley, 2018, vol. 63, No 2, p. 626-630. ISSN 0022-1198. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13539.
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Original name Fatal Ingestion of Chlumsky Disinfectant Solution
Authors HANDLOS, Petr (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Matěj UVÍRA (203 Czech Republic), Klára MARECOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Marie STAŇKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Margita SMATANOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Igor DVOŘÁČEK (203 Czech Republic) and Marek JOUKAL (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution).
Edition Journal of Forensic Sciences, Hoboken, Wiley, 2018, 0022-1198.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30106 Anatomy and morphology
Country of publisher United States of America
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.438
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/18:00102015
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1556-4029.13539
UT WoS 000426511500042
Keywords in English Camphor; Chlumsky disinfectant solution; Fatal iatrogenic indigestion; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Phenol; Pregnant woman
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Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
A 32-year-old pregnant woman in the 25th week of pregnancy underwent oral glucose tolerance screening at the diabetologist's. Later that day, she was found dead in her apartment possibly poisoned with Chlumsky disinfectant solution (solutio phenoli camphorata). An autopsy revealed chemical burns in the digestive system. The lungs and the brain showed signs of severe edema. The blood of the woman and fetus was analyzed using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry and revealed phenol, its metabolites (phenyl glucuronide and phenyl sulfate) and camphor. No ethanol was found in the blood samples. Both phenol and camphor are contained in Chlumsky disinfectant solution, which is used for disinfecting surgical equipment in healthcare facilities. Further investigation revealed that the deceased woman had been accidentally administered a disinfectant instead of a glucose solution by the nurse, which resulted in acute intoxication followed by the death of the pregnant woman and the fetus.
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