A sudden death with lung embolism after inadvertent infusion of zinc oxide shake lotion.

Fritz Pragst; Andreas Correns; Friedrich Priem; Sieglinde Herre; Hubert Martin

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A sudden death with lung embolism after inadvertent infusion of zinc oxide shake lotion.

August 15, 2007

Pragst F, Correns A, Priem F, et al. Forensic Sci Int. 2007;170(2-3):207-12.

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This case report illustrates the autopsy findings of how misread labels, look-alike syringes, and medication preparation error resulted in a patient’s death.

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