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.