Detailed Information on Publication Record
2018
Fatal Ingestion of Chlumsky Disinfectant Solution
HANDLOS, Petr, Matěj UVÍRA, Klára MARECOVÁ, Marie STAŇKOVÁ, Margita SMATANOVÁ et. al.Basic information
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
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30106 Anatomy and morphology
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 1.438
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14110/18:00102015
Organization unit
Faculty of Medicine
UT WoS
000426511500042
Keywords in English
Camphor; Chlumsky disinfectant solution; Fatal iatrogenic indigestion; Forensic pathology; Forensic science; Phenol; Pregnant woman
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 6/4/2018 12:49, Soňa Böhmová
Abstract
V originále
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.