Strychnine poisoning: gone but not forgotten
AJ Parker, JB Lee, J Redman, L Jolliffe - Emergency Medicine Journal, 2011 - emj.bmj.com
AJ Parker, JB Lee, J Redman, L Jolliffe
Emergency Medicine Journal, 2011•emj.bmj.comStrychnine was used as a pesticide until 1968 and a rodenticide until 2006 when its sale
was banned throughout the EU and all supplies recalled. A case of strychnine poisoning
seen in a UK emergency department in 2009 is reported to remind clinicians of the features
and management of this increasingly rare presentation. Prompt recognition and early
intensive supportive therapy can result in a favourable outcome.
was banned throughout the EU and all supplies recalled. A case of strychnine poisoning
seen in a UK emergency department in 2009 is reported to remind clinicians of the features
and management of this increasingly rare presentation. Prompt recognition and early
intensive supportive therapy can result in a favourable outcome.
Strychnine was used as a pesticide until 1968 and a rodenticide until 2006 when its sale was banned throughout the EU and all supplies recalled. A case of strychnine poisoning seen in a UK emergency department in 2009 is reported to remind clinicians of the features and management of this increasingly rare presentation. Prompt recognition and early intensive supportive therapy can result in a favourable outcome.
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