Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Hamdaoui, Ahmed
Ducassé, Jean-Louis
Bounes, Vincent
Battefort, Florent
Dehours, Emilie
Vallé, Baptiste
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Overdose of potassium is not as frequently encountered in clinical practice as hyperkalaemia due to acute or chronic renal disease.
However, potassium overdoses leading to serious consequences do occur.
Case Presentation.
A 20-year-old nurse student presented with a cardiac arrest with asystole rhythm.
Beside the patient were found four 50-mL syringes and empty vials of potassium chloride (20 mL, 10%).
After initial resuscitation with epinephrine, 125 mL of a 4.2% intravenous solution of sodium bicarbonate were injected which resulted in the recovery of an effective cardiac activity.
The patient recovered without sequelae.
Conclusion.
The difficulty in this case was to recognize the potassium poisoning.
The advanced resuscitation with the use of a specific treatment helped to resuscitate the patient.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Battefort, Florent& Dehours, Emilie& Vallé, Baptiste& Hamdaoui, Ahmed& Bounes, Vincent& Ducassé, Jean-Louis. 2012. Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning : A Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463476
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Battefort, Florent…[et al.]. Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning : A Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Battefort, Florent& Dehours, Emilie& Vallé, Baptiste& Hamdaoui, Ahmed& Bounes, Vincent& Ducassé, Jean-Louis. Suicide Attempt by Intravenous Potassium Self-Poisoning : A Case Report. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-463476
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-463476