A Farmworker Death Due to Pesticide Toxicity: A Case Report
Author: Lee MH
Date Published: 1984
Report on deaths attributed to pesticides exposure in farmworkers. The case cited is of a death involving the handling of Aldicarb, a potent methylcarbamate insecticide, is presented. In the state of California, the use of pesticides is closely regulated. Physicians are required to report all occupational illness attributable to pesticide use. The case of a death involving the handling of aldicarb, a potent methylcarbamate insecticide, is presented. Although the autopsy indicated trauma as the cause of death, subsequent analysis of tissue residues of aldicarb and its metabolites suggested that pesticide toxicity may have been a contributing cause.
Date Published: 1984
Report on deaths attributed to pesticides exposure in farmworkers. The case cited is of a death involving the handling of Aldicarb, a potent methylcarbamate insecticide, is presented. In the state of California, the use of pesticides is closely regulated. Physicians are required to report all occupational illness attributable to pesticide use. The case of a death involving the handling of aldicarb, a potent methylcarbamate insecticide, is presented. Although the autopsy indicated trauma as the cause of death, subsequent analysis of tissue residues of aldicarb and its metabolites suggested that pesticide toxicity may have been a contributing cause.
