Survival following intentional succinylcholine injection for self-harm

Survival following intentional succinylcholine injection for self-harm

Succinylcholine is a short-acting depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agent. We describe a case where the above drug was employed for self-harm by a health-care worker. The patient, a 28-year-old female, was brought to the emergency department (ED) in impending respiratory arrest and altered mental...

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Main Authors: Meenhas Oravil Kunhahamed, Vimal Koshy Thomas, Siju Varghese Abraham, Babu Urumese Palatty, Shibu C Kallivalappil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
anesthesia
emergency medicine
paralytic agent
succinylcholine
toxicology
Online Access:http://www.turkjemergmed.org/article.asp?issn=2452-2473;year=2020;volume=20;issue=4;spage=193;epage=195;aulast=Kunhahamed

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