Coma in a 20-month-old child from an ingestion of a toy containing 1,4-butanediol, a precursor of γ-hydroxybutyrate

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 758-760

  Ortmann, Laura A ^a,c   Jaeger, Matthew W ^b   James, Laura P ^c   Schexnayder, Steve M ^a  

^a Section of Critical Care Medicine   (United States)

^b Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

1,4 butanediol; F hydroxybutyrate; Ingestion; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; 4 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMA; EMERGENCY PATIENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PLASTIC INDUSTRY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SAFETY; VOMITING;

BUTYLENE GLYCOLS; COMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EATING; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OROPHARYNX; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PRODRUGS; SODIUM OXYBATE; SUCTION;

EID: 73349110087     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181bec93b     Document Type: Article

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