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FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY. DR. AMiNA rao K.M.S MEDICAL COLLEGE ,SIALKOT. MINERAL ACIDS 1) H2SO4 , 2) HNO3 , 3) HCl ORGANIC ACIDS 1) OXALIC ACID , 2) CARBOLIC ACID 3) ACETIC ACID, 4) SALICYCLIC ACID VEGETABLE ACID 1) HYDROCYANIC ACID ALKALIES CAUSTIC POTASH & SODA. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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DR. AMINA RAOK.M.S MEDICAL COLLEGE ,SIALKOT
FORENSIC MEDICINE AND TOXICOLOGY
CORROSIVES MINERAL ACIDS 1) H2SO4 , 2) HNO3 , 3) HCl ORGANIC ACIDS 1) OXALIC ACID , 2) CARBOLIC ACID 3) ACETIC ACID, 4) SALICYCLIC ACID VEGETABLE ACID 1) HYDROCYANIC ACID ALKALIES CAUSTIC POTASH & SODA
ACETIC ACID It is a corrosive in nature when it is in
concentrated form having sour taste and pungent smell & act like irritant when it is in dilute form.
Is the main component of vinegar. In undiluted form it is also called
Glacial acetic acid.
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Inhalation: burning
sensation ,dizziness,headache,shortness of breath,irritable cough, sore thorat,suffocation..
skin:redness,skin burning,blisters,pain mucous membrane softened &.
become yellowish white. Eyes:redness,loss of vision. Ingestion:abdominal pain,diarrhea,vomiting
FATAL DOSE From 60 to 100 ml.
FATAL PERIOD: up to 48 hrs. MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT:# Accidental# suicidal# it is an antidote for caustic alkalis.
TREATMENT1) Stomach wash2) eye wash3) milk or lime water4) egg white or milk of magnesia orally5) 10 mg morphine(intra musc) for pain6) donot induce vomit
POSTMARTUM APEARANCE
massive geographic liver necrosis
degeneration & swelling of renal tubular
epithelium.