Hassan Amiri
1, Leila Vaseie
2, Paria Habibollahi
3*, Niloufar Ghodrati
4, Seied Mohammad Hoseini kasnavieh
51 Assistant Professor, Fellowship of Clinical Toxicology, Emergency Management Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 PhD Student, Department of Toxicology And Pharmacology, School of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
5 Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Rice tablets or Aluminum phosphide (ALP) poisoning is
one of the most lethal poisoning cases in the country, leading to high
mortality, especially in youths every year. The management of aluminum
phosphide poisoning remains purely supportive because no specific antidote
exists. Although in various studies
mortality rates has been reported ranged 40-80%. In many cases it marked too late, suspected to
consume of Botanical rice tablets (garlic compound) and caused delay in
aggressive treatment. Aluminium
phosphide, is an effective insecticide and rodenticide, which is used widely in
the storage place and transportation of grain as a fumigant to control rodents
and pests. For many years, Aluminum and zinc phosphide have been strong
insecticides and rodenticides, which are cheap and effective, and their residues
are not toxic