Ikebuchi J, Proudfoot A T, Matsubara K, Hampson E C, Tomita M, Suzuki K, Fuke C, Ijiri I, Tsunerari T, Yuasa I
Department of Legal Medicine, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Forensic Sci Int. 1993 May;59(2):85-7. doi: 10.1016/0379-0738(93)90147-3.
A new assessment of the severity of paraquat poisoning in 128 patients has been developed. It involves toxicological index of paraquat and discriminant function score. This system not only allows a more accurate assessment of severity of the poisoning, but also provides a more reliable prediction of the outcome in an early stage for the purpose of forensic and clinical toxicology.