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*These kits contain a variety of agents meant to cause death | *These kits contain a variety of agents meant to cause death | ||
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*Asphyxiation | *Asphyxiation | ||
*[[Sodium nitrite toxicity]] | **Asphyxia kits may contain plastic bags with tie collars and gas canisters | ||
**Canisters may contain inert gas to cause simple oxygen displacement asphyxia or a more active gas such as nitrous oxide | |||
*Toxic ingestion kits | |||
**Ingestion of sodium nitrite causes [[Sodium nitrite toxicity]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
Revision as of 15:44, 3 November 2025
Background
- A number of different "Suicide kits" are available for purchase online
- These kits contain a variety of agents meant to cause death
Known variants
- Asphyxiation
- Asphyxia kits may contain plastic bags with tie collars and gas canisters
- Canisters may contain inert gas to cause simple oxygen displacement asphyxia or a more active gas such as nitrous oxide
- Toxic ingestion kits
- Ingestion of sodium nitrite causes Sodium nitrite toxicity