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dc.contributor.author | Graudins A. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Tong L.K. | en |
dc.contributor.author | Lee H.M. | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-14T11:51:40Z | en |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-14T11:51:40Z | en |
dc.date.copyright | 2020 | en |
dc.date.created | 20200515 | en |
dc.date.issued | 2020-05-15 | en |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of Medical Toxicology. Conference: 2020 American College of Medical Toxicology Annual Scientific Meeting, ACMT 2020. New York, NY United States. 16 (2) (pp 129), 2020. Date of Publication: 2020. | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1937-6995 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/35120 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Deliberate self-poisoning with sodium nitrite is uncommon. There is limited literature reporting survival after potentially fatal concentrations of methemoglobinemia. Method(s): A 25-year-old man researched suicide methods on the internet and found a recommendation for sodium nitrite as a painless and potentially reversible formof suicide. The patient purchased 100 g and ingested 15 g. He immediately had second thoughts about the attempt and called an ambulance within 10 minutes of ingestion. On paramedic arrival, he was alert, deeply cyanotic and admitted to sodium nitrite ingestion. In the emergency department, 40 minutes post-ingestion, GCS = 4, he had ashen gray skin, pulse-oximetry saturation 60% on mask high-flow oxygen, pulse 180 bpm, and BP 91/45 mmHg. He was emergently intubated to facilitate oxygen delivery. Peri-intubation hypotension was treated with intravenous crystalloids, metaraminol, and norepinephrine. Result(s): Initial VBG revealed a methemoglobin fraction of 88%, lactate 19mmol/L, and bicarbonate 14mmol/L. Three 70mg doses ofmethylene blue (1 mg/kg) were administered in the first hour post-presentation. Activated charcoal (50 g) was administered naso-gastrically. Methemoglobin fraction fell to 22%in the first hour and was 16%2 hours after methylene blue treatment. Hemodynamics also improved: pulse 120 bpm, BP 126/73 mmHg with successful cessation of norepinephrine infusion. Methemoglobin fraction fell to 0.9% over 30 hours. No further methylene blue was administered. He was extubated the next day without complication and discharged home after psychiatric treatment on day 4. Conclusion(s): Intentional ingestion of sodium nitrite is currently an uncommon method of deliberate self-poisoning. However, it is an easily accessible and unregulated salt, used in the food industry. Rapid development of methemoglobinemia can result in death without prompt medical care. In this case, early notification of the poisoning by the patient and timely methylene blue administration rapidly reversed severe methemoglobinemia and prevented irreversible end-organ dysfunction and death. | en |
dc.language | English | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Medical Toxicology | en |
dc.subject | lactic acid | en |
dc.subject | adult | en |
dc.subject | ambulance | en |
dc.subject | case report | en |
dc.subject | clinical article | en |
dc.subject | complication | en |
dc.subject | conference abstract | en |
dc.subject | crystalloid | en |
dc.subject | drug therapy | en |
dc.subject | drug toxicity | en |
dc.subject | emergency ward | en |
dc.subject | food industry | en |
dc.subject | hemodynamics | en |
dc.subject | human | en |
dc.subject | hypotension | en |
dc.subject | *ingestion | en |
dc.subject | Internet | en |
dc.subject | intubation | en |
dc.subject | male | en |
dc.subject | medical care | en |
dc.subject | *methemoglobinemia | en |
dc.subject | nasogastric drug administration | en |
dc.subject | psychiatric treatment | en |
dc.subject | pulse oximetry | en |
dc.subject | self poisoning | en |
dc.subject | skin | en |
dc.subject | *suicide | en |
dc.subject | activated carbon | en |
dc.subject | bicarbonate | en |
dc.subject | charcoal | en |
dc.subject | endogenous compound | en |
dc.subject | metaraminol | en |
dc.subject | methemoglobin | en |
dc.subject | methylene blue | en |
dc.subject | noradrenalin | en |
dc.subject | oxygen | en |
dc.subject | Ras related protein Rab 27A | en |
dc.subject | *sodium nitrite | en |
dc.subject.mesh | lactic acid | - |
dc.subject.mesh | ambulance | - |
dc.subject.mesh | crystalloid | - |
dc.subject.mesh | drug toxicity | - |
dc.subject.mesh | emergency ward | - |
dc.subject.mesh | food industry | - |
dc.subject.mesh | hemodynamics | - |
dc.subject.mesh | hypotension | - |
dc.subject.mesh | ingestion | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Internet | - |
dc.subject.mesh | intubation | - |
dc.subject.mesh | medical care | - |
dc.subject.mesh | methemoglobinemia | - |
dc.subject.mesh | nasogastric drug administration | - |
dc.subject.mesh | psychiatric treatment | - |
dc.subject.mesh | pulse oximetry | - |
dc.subject.mesh | self poisoning | - |
dc.subject.mesh | skin | - |
dc.subject.mesh | suicide | - |
dc.subject.mesh | activated carbon | - |
dc.subject.mesh | bicarbonate | - |
dc.subject.mesh | charcoal | - |
dc.subject.mesh | metaraminol | - |
dc.subject.mesh | methemoglobin | - |
dc.subject.mesh | methylene blue | - |
dc.subject.mesh | noradrenalin | - |
dc.subject.mesh | oxygen | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Ras related protein Rab 27A | - |
dc.subject.mesh | sodium nitrite | - |
dc.title | Survival from severe methemoglobinemia after intentional ingestion of sodium nitrite. is this an emerging method recommended for suicide?. | en |
dc.type | Conference Abstract | en |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Clinical Toxicology | - |
dc.type.studyortrial | Case series or case report | - |
dc.identifier.doi | http://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13181-020-00759-7 | - |
local.date.conferencestart | 2020-03-13 | en |
dc.identifier.source | 631723010 | en |
dc.identifier.institution | (Tong, Lee, Graudins) Monash Toxicology Unit, Monash Health, VIC, Australia (Tong, Lee) Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Austin Health, VIC, Australia (Graudins) Monash Emergency Research Collaborative, Monash University, VIC, Australia | en |
dc.description.address | L.K. Tong, Monash Toxicology Unit, Monash Health, VIC, Australia | en |
dc.subject.keyword | male | en |
dc.subject.keyword | *suicide | en |
dc.subject.keyword | *ingestion | en |
dc.subject.keyword | Internet | en |
dc.subject.keyword | intubation | en |
dc.subject.keyword | medical care | en |
dc.subject.keyword | skin | en |
dc.subject.keyword | self poisoning | en |
dc.subject.keyword | pulse oximetry | en |
dc.subject.keyword | psychiatric treatment | en |
dc.subject.keyword | nasogastric drug administration | en |
dc.subject.keyword | *methemoglobinemia | en |
dc.subject.keyword | adult | en |
dc.subject.keyword | ambulance | en |
dc.subject.keyword | case report | en |
dc.subject.keyword | clinical article | en |
dc.subject.keyword | complication | en |
dc.subject.keyword | conference abstract | en |
dc.subject.keyword | crystalloid | en |
dc.subject.keyword | drug therapy | en |
dc.subject.keyword | drug toxicity | en |
dc.subject.keyword | emergency ward | en |
dc.subject.keyword | food industry | en |
dc.subject.keyword | hemodynamics | en |
dc.subject.keyword | human | en |
dc.subject.keyword | hypotension | en |
dc.relation.libraryurl | LibKey Link | en |
dc.description.publicationstatus | CONFERENCE ABSTRACT | en |
local.date.conferenceend | 2020-03-15 | en |
dc.rights.statement | Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. | en |
dc.identifier.affiliationext | (Tong, Lee) Victorian Poisons Information Centre, Austin Health, VIC, Australia | - |
dc.identifier.affiliationext | (Graudins) Monash Emergency Research Collaborative, Monash University, VIC, Australia | - |
dc.identifier.affiliationmh | (Tong, Lee, Graudins) Monash Toxicology Unit, Monash Health, VIC, Australia | - |
item.openairetype | Conference Abstract | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Clinical Toxicology | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Emergency Medicine | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Emergency Medicine | - |
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