Death from acute poisoning in man

This retrospective study concerns the fatal cases of human poisoning which were collected by computer in the french Poison Control Centers. It involves 865 toxic deaths mainly suicides. The most frequent toxic substances which accounted for lethal cases were in order of importance : psychotropic and cardiotropic drugs (tricyclic antidepressants, digitalis, ajmaline), domestic products (caustics, carbon monoxide) and other chemicals (trichloroethylfene, paraquat, and organophosphates).