Sudden death due to intravenous infusion of hair conditioner

Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1998 Sep;19(3):252-4. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199809000-00010.

Abstract

A case of sudden death in a 14-year-old girl due to self administration of hair conditioner through an intravenous infusion pump is described. This report demonstrates difficulties that may occur in determining the manner of death in such cases and outlines a specific danger that may occur when adolescents have unsupervised access to intravenous infusion equipment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Cystic Fibrosis / complications
  • Cystic Fibrosis / psychology
  • Death, Sudden / etiology*
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / psychology
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications
  • Foreign Bodies / pathology
  • Hair Preparations / poisoning*
  • Humans
  • Infusion Pumps*
  • Infusions, Intravenous / adverse effects
  • Lung / pathology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Suicide*

Substances

  • Hair Preparations