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Seizures caused by ingestion of composition C-4
B Harrell-Bruder1, K L Hutchins
1Emergency Medicine Department, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, California, USA.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
|December 1, 1995
Abstract:
Composition C-4 (C-4) is a plastic explosive widely used in both military and civilian settings. Ingestion of the active ingredient, RDX (cyclonite), can cause generalized seizures. Accidental and intentional C-4 (RDX) intoxications have occurred during manufacture or in wartime. In the literature the intentional ingestion of C-4 has been reported but not verified. We present a case of intentional C-4 abuse.