Fatal ventricular fibrillation in a patient with acute imidacloprid poisoning

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 883-885

  Huang, Neng Chyan ^a   Lin, Shoa Lin ^a,b   Chou, Chi Hsiang ^b,c   Hung, Yao Min ^d   Chung, Hsiao Min ^a,b   Huang, Sen Ting ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Yuan Shan Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d Hui Teh Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e Department of Information Management   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; DOPAMINE; IMIDACLOPRID; INOTROPIC AGENT; INSECTICIDE; IRBESARTAN; TERAZOSIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; DEFIBRILLATION; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUID RESUSCITATION; FLUID THERAPY; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; RESUSCITATION; STOMACH LAVAGE; TORSADE DES POINTES; VOMITING;

AGED; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 33751103698     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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