Table 3.
Suicide by potassium overdose cases reported in the literature.
| Author (Case No) |
Sex (M/F) |
Age (year) |
Body Weight (kg) |
Dose (mEq/L) |
ROA | K+ cc (mEq/L) |
Survived (Yes/No) |
Profession |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watanabe (a) [6] | M | N/A | 72.5 | 55 | infusion | N/A | No | N/A |
| Watanabe (b) [6] | F | N/A | 45.1 | infusion | N/A | No | N/A | |
| Bhatkande [7] | F | 26 | N/A | N/A | infusion | N/A | No | nurse |
| Bertol [10] | M | 41 | N/A | N/A | injection | N/A | No | nurse |
| Battlefort [14] | F | 20 | N/A | N/A | injection | 3.9 | Yes | nurse student |
| Restuccio [8] | M | 53 | N/A | 283 | oral SR | 9.6 | No | N/A |
| Saxena [9] | F | 46 | 50 | 800 | oral SR | 9.6 | No | N/A |
| Kaplan [11] | M | 84 | N/A | 540 | oral SR | N/A | No | N/A |
| Schaeffer [27] | M | 30 | 93 | 400 | oral SR | 7.5 | Yes | pharmacy ass. 1 |
| Bosse [23] | F | 56 | N/A | N/A | oral SR | 11 | Yes | N/A |
| Su (a) [19] | F | 50 | N/A | 1000 | oral SR | 9.7 | Yes | N/A |
| Su (b) [19] | M | 17 | N/A | 200–300 | oral SR | 6.1 | Yes | N/A |
| Höjer [22] | F | 28 | N/A | 1000 | oral SR | 9.2 | Yes | N/A |
| Iijama [25] | F | 26 | N/A | 240 | oral SR | 7.0 | Yes | N/A |
1 pharmacy assistant, RoA: route of administration, SR: slow-release, N/A: no data available.