California Poison Control System, San Diego, CA 92103–8925, USA.
Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2010 Oct;48(8):849-50. doi: 10.3109/15563650.2010.512562. Epub 2010 Aug 25.
"Suicide tourism," the practice of traveling to a foreign destination to commit suicide, has been described in the medical literature. Additionally, committing suicide by self-administering veterinary medications has been previously described.
We report two successful and one unsuccessful suicide attempts involving border-town travelers utilizing self-administered veterinary pentobarbital over a 1-year period.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSION: Health care practitioners should be aware of and informed about this phenomenon.
“自杀旅游”,即前往国外目的地自杀的行为,在医学文献中已有描述。此外,此前也有报道过通过自行注射兽医用药来实施自杀的案例。
在过去的一年中,我们报告了三起边境城镇旅行者利用自行注射兽医戊巴比妥进行自杀的案例,其中两例成功,一例失败。
讨论/结论:医疗保健从业者应该意识到并了解这一现象。