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Multiple cardiac arrests following an overdose of caffeine complicated by penetrating trauma
Author(s) -
Emohare O.,
Ratnam V.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2005.04430.x
Subject(s) - medicine , caffeine , rhabdomyolysis , drug overdose , anesthesia , gunshot wound , emergency medicine , medical emergency , poison control , surgery , psychiatry
Summary A 28‐year‐old man was admitted following a massive caffeine overdose and a self inflicted gunshot wound in an apparent suicide attempt. Although initially stable on admission, he subsequently suffered multiple cardiac arrests and generalised seizures within 23 h of admission; over the next 48 h, he developed rhabdomyolysis. The importance of early management in caffeine overdose is highlighted.