Citation

Koksal N, Buyukbese MA, Guven A, Cetinkaya A, Hasanoglu HC. Chest 2002; 122(2): 740-741.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, American College of Chest Physicians)

DOI

10.1378/chest.122.2.740

PMID

12171860

Abstract

We report three cases of organophosphate (OP) poisoning. One patient was a 19-year-old woman who drank OP compounds in an attempt at suicide. The other two patients became intoxicated on the way to the hospital during mouth-to-mouth breathing. The first patient died in the emergency department, and the other two were taken to the ICU. There, they were treated with atropine and pralidoxime. Three days later, all symptoms and signs had disappeared, and they were discharged from the hospital satisfactorily.

Language: en

Keywords

Adult; Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Female; Humans; Insecticides; Male; Organophosphorus Compounds; Suicide, Attempted