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A 53-year-old man died after an aspirin overdose in a suicide attempt.
The man, who had a history of depression and previous suicide attempts, presented 45 minutes after ingesting about 200 tablets of aspirin 325mg. Upon arrival, he was awake and conversant, had suicidal thoughts and complained of nausea. He had mild tachypnoea (18 breaths/min) and pulse oximetry of 100% on room air. He received an infusion of...