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12175794

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-8-14
pubmed:abstractText
The self-inflicted wounding of a 23-year-old woman who introduced needles through the abdominal wall to induce abortion is reported. The woman first came to hospital with metrorrhagia and pain in the right iliac fossa. Initially she refused treatment and went home. Twenty-two hours later she was admitted to hospital after giving birth at home to a male fetus of 610 g. The placenta was expelled in the hospital and a sewing needle was found. Lateral and anteroposterior radiographs revealed 15 such needles in the hypogastric region, most of them at subcutaneous level. The newborn was admitted to the intensive care unit in a generally poor condition, with hypothermia, cyanosis and bradycardia. An X-ray showed a metallic object in the abdominal region which, again, corresponded to a sewing needle. The newborn did not respond to treatment and died 2h after admission.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0379-0738
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
141-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
A case of self-inflicted wounding by the introduction of needles through the abdominal wall to induce abortion.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Forensic Medicine, University of Murcia, 30100 Espinardo, Murcia, Spain. eosuna@um.es
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports