Cardiac arrest during intoxication with nicotine--a case report and a review of literature

Waldman, W.; Sein Anand, J.

Przeglad Lekarski 69(8): 606-608

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0033-2240
PMID: 23243942
Document Number: 659043
There are numerous cases of acute intoxication with nicotine described in medical literature. The known routes of intoxication are transdermal, oral, inhalational, and intravenous. We presents a case of oral poisoning with nicotine from cartridges of e-cigaretes. According to the best of our knowledge this is first case of such poisoning in Poland. The intoxication had serious course, complicated with sudden cardiac arrest.

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