Rising trends in sodium nitrite suicides: A case series from Cape Town, South Africa

Sodium nitrite (NaNO2) ingestion results in methaemoglobinaemia, which can cause hypoxia, metabolic acidosis and death. Sodium nitrite is an inorganic salt, easily accessible and widely used as a colourant, food preservative and corrosion inhibitor. Although previously rarely seen in medicolega...

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Published in:	South African Medical Journal
Main Authors:	V R Bachan, M B K M Hlela
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	South African Medical Association 2025-09-01
Subjects:	Sodium nitrite Suicide Forensic Pathology Forensic Toxicology Cape Town South Africa
Online Access:	https://www.samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/article/view/3054

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