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- Apr 29, 2020
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Very recent article on statistics of sodium nitrite poisoning.
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Stephenson, L., Wills, S., van den Heuvel, C. et al. Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend. Forensic Sci Med Pathol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00471-8
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25 February 2022
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25 March 2022
While there is an increasing number of cases year over year (YOY), the total volume of cases in the article in Australia over the 3 year spam of the study analysis is 10 cases total through 2018. There was an increase and the increase is statistically valid for the time period but the alarming trend is not the increase in sodium nitrite poisoning, it is the overall increase in suicides in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the following trend in death totals by suicide:
Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend - Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology
Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) is a compound with broad practical applications in food preservation, automotive maintenance, and animal control. Sodium nitrite is also potentially fatal when ingested, as it interferes with the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen. While incidents of accidental...
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Stephenson, L., Wills, S., van den Heuvel, C. et al. Increasing use of sodium nitrite in suicides—an emerging trend. Forensic Sci Med Pathol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12024-022-00471-8
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Accepted
25 February 2022
Published
25 March 2022
While there is an increasing number of cases year over year (YOY), the total volume of cases in the article in Australia over the 3 year spam of the study analysis is 10 cases total through 2018. There was an increase and the increase is statistically valid for the time period but the alarming trend is not the increase in sodium nitrite poisoning, it is the overall increase in suicides in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics shows the following trend in death totals by suicide:
