A case of tetramine poisoning: A lethal rodenticide

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 507-509

  Poon, W T ^a   Chan, K ^b   Lo, M H ^a   Yip, K K ^b   Lee, T ^a   Chan, A Y W ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Tang Shiu Kin Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bridged compounds; Poisoning; Rodenticides; Status epilepticus

Indexed keywords

LORAZEPAM; RODENTICIDE; TETRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONVULSION; DEATH; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RESUSCITATION; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUICIDE;

BRIDGED COMPOUNDS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; RODENTICIDES; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; SUICIDE;

EID: 30944464400     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: 10242708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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