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Tanmay Mehta

PoisonsHigh Yield

Review

Few Poisons, their fatal doses and fatal periods POISON Fatal Dose   Fatal Period  

Sulphuric Acid 5 to 10 ml 12 to 24 hrs

Nitric Acid 10 to 15 ml 12 to 24 hrs Hydrochloric Acid 15 to 20 ml 18 to 24 hrs Oxalic Acid 15 to 20 mgs 1 to 2 hrs          

Phenol 1 to 2 gms 3 to 4 hrs

KOH/NaOH 5 gms 24 hrs

Sodium Carbonate 30 gms 24 hrs Potassium Carbonate 18 gms 24 hrs Ammonia 30 gms 24 hrs Formaldehyde 30 to 90 ml 1 to 2 days           Iodine 2 to 4 gms 1 to many days   30 to 60 ml 1 to 2 days Bromide 30 to 45 gms 6 to 18 hrs Flouride 5mg /KBW mgs     Chloride 1000 ppm 5 min       Within 48 hrs Phosphorus 60 to 120 mgs 2 to 8 days Zn P 5 gms 24 hrs Aluminium Phosphide 0.15 to 0.5 gms 1 to 100 hrs          Sodium Nitrate 1 to 2 gms few hrs Glycerol Nitrate 200 mgs few days           Barium Chloride 1 gms 12 hrs Arsenic 100 to 200 mgs 1 to 2 days Mercury 1 to 4 gms 3 to 5 days Lead Acetate 20 gms 1 to 2 days Lead Carbonate 4 (30) gms 1 to 2 days Copper 15 gms 1 to 3 days Copper Sulphate 15 to 30 gms 1 to 3 days Potassium Permanganate 10 to 20 gms Few Hrs Antimony : Tartar Emetic 0.5 to 1 gms 24 hrs Antimony tri Chloride 0.1 to 0.2 gms 24 hrs          Ricin Communis 10 seeds 2 to many days   6 mgs 2 to many days Croton Tigilum 4 seeds 6 hrs to 3 days

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  1.5 ml 6 hrs to 3 days Abrus Injection 90 to 120 mgs 3 to 5 days

Oral 10 gms 3 to 5 days Ergot 1 to 2 gms 1 to many days Calotrophis        Semecarpus 5 to 10 gms 12 to 24 hrs Catharides 15 to 50 mgs 24 to 36 hrs

Powder 1.5 to 3 gms 24 to 36 hrs

         Opium 2 gms 6 to 12 hrs Morphine 0.2 gms 6 to 12 hrs

          Ethyl Alcohol 150 to 200 ml 12 to 24 hrs Methyl Alcohol 60 to 240 ml 24 to 36 hrs          Lithium 3 to 4 nmol/L         Bartbituates Short Acting 1 to 2(3) gms 1 to 2 days

Medium Acting 2 to 3(7) gms 1 to 2 days

Long Acting 3 to 5 (10) gms 1 to 2 days Chloral Hydrate 5 to 10 gms 8 to 12 hrs Petroleum Distillates Hydrocarbons 15 to 50 ml 24 hrs TEPP IM 50 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

Oral 100 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

OMPA/Parathion IM 80 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

Oral 175 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

HETP IM 60 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

Oral 350 mgs ½ to 4 hrs

Malathion/Diazion Oral 1 gms ½ to 4 hrs Paraquat 3 to 5 gms 3 to 5 days Organochlorines DDT 10 gms    Gammexane 15 gms    

Endrin 5 to 6 gms    

Dinitro Compounds 1 to 2 gms 4 to 15 days Datura 0.6 to 1 gms 24 hrs   100 to 125 seeds 24 hrs Cannabis Charas 2 /KBW mgs Many days

Ganga 8 /KBW mgs Many days

Bhang 10 /KBW mgs Many days Cocaine 1 to 1.5 gms Few hrs

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LSD 14 mgs    

Strychinne 15 to 50 mgs 1 to 2 hrs          Hydocyanic Acid 50 to 60 mgs 2 to 10 min Sodium Cyanide (1:500) 200 to 300 mgs 2 to 10 min Aconite 1 to 2 mgs 1 to 8 hrs Aconite root 1 to 2 gms 1 to 8 hrs Croton Oil 4 to 5 seeds 6 hrs to 3 days   1.5 ml 6 hrs to 3 days Calotrophis Uncertain   12 hrs Plumbagao Zeylanica Uncertain   Few days Aspirin 5 to 10 gms few min hrs Salicylate 30 Gms     Antofebrin(Acetanilide) 15   Uncertain   Paracetamol 10 to 20 Gms 2 to 4 days Paraldehyde 100 to 150 Ml 12 to 24 hrs          Curare 30 to 60 mg 1 to 2 hrs Tobacco 15 to 30 gms 5 to 15 min Nicotin 60 to 100 mgs 5 to 15 min Digitalis purpura 15 to 20 gms 1 to 24 hrs Digoxin 4 mgs               Nerium Oduram (White) 15 to 20 gms 24 to 36 hrs Cerebra Thevetia (Yellow) 15 to 20 gms ½ to 1 hrs   8 to 10 seeds ½ to 1 hrs Cerebra Odallum 1 Kernel   1 to 2 days Quinine 8 to 10 gms 2 hrs to 2 days           SNAKES Fatal mg Bite     Cobra 12 200     Russel 15 150     Echis 8 5     Krait 6 20              CO2 60 to 80%      Mushroom Uncertain   24 hrs                    

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