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Publication date: 23 September 2021

Ioannis Pantazopoulos, Georgios Mavrovounis, Maria Mermiri, Antonis Adamou and Konstantinos Gourgoulianis

Few case studies in the literature report on adult patients with intentional foreign body ingestion. Prisoners deliberately ingest foreign bodies, such as cylindrical alkaline…

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Purpose

Few case studies in the literature report on adult patients with intentional foreign body ingestion. Prisoners deliberately ingest foreign bodies, such as cylindrical alkaline batteries and razor blades, to achieve hospitalization or commit suicide. The purpose of this paper is to present a case of deliberate ingestion of batteries and razor blades by an inmate.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors present a case of an incarcerated man in Greece, who intentionally ingested three cylindrical alkaline batteries and three razor blades wrapped in aluminum foil.

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The patient was treated conservatively with serial radiographs and was subsequently discharged without complication. This paper discusses the complications and examine the current guidelines available.

Originality/value

To best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of a simultaneous ingestion of batteries and razor blades.

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International Journal of Prisoner Health, vol. 18 no. 3
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1744-9200

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Publication date: 27 September 2022

Matthew Bennett and Emma Goodall

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Autism and COVID-19
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-80455-033-5

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