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Two-year-old saved from lethal paraquat poisoning at SAT Hospital in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram

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Two-year-old saved from lethal paraquat poisoning at SAT Hospital in Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram
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A two-year-old child in Kerala survived lethal paraquat poisoning after receiving intensive care, including haemoperfusion, at SAT Hospital. This marks a rare and successful clinical intervention for a highly toxic herbicide with no known antidote.

A two-year-old from Kanyakumari who accidentally ingested paraquat, a highly toxic herbicide, has been given a new lease on life through intensive management at SAT Hospital here.

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