From Crisis to Care - Nursing Perspective in Managing Suicidal Rodenticide Ingestion

Sumathy Jayaraman, Gnanadeepam S, Sangeetha S

Abstract: The "Hub and Spoke" model is an innovative healthcare delivery pathway designed to provide urgent plasma exchange (PLEX) treatment for patients with rodenticide ingestion-induced acute liver failure (ALF), particularly from yellow phosphorus poisoning. This multipronged approach also includes providing social support, restricting the availability of poison, and effective preventive management, which is needed to control this societal menace. Our study highlights the social reasons and suggests potential targets for intervention. This article explores the precipitating reasons for intentional ingestion of rodenticide poisoning from the nursing perspective. It also emphasizes the nurse role in early critical care, supportive care and psychological intervention to improve patient outcomes and to prevent recurrence in vulnerable population

Keywords: suicidal ingestion, rodenticide poisoning, multipronged approach, Plasma exchange, acute liver failure