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A non‐accidental poisoning with ammonia in adolescence
Author(s) -
Dilli D.,
Bostancı İ.,
Tıraş Ü.,
Hatipoğlu N.,
Dallar Y.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2005.00552.x
Subject(s) - accidental , unconsciousness , accidental poisoning , medicine , ammonia , poison control , coma (optics) , anesthesia , medical emergency , injury prevention , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , acoustics , optics
Ammonia is an important chemical agent used in industry. Accidental inhalation of ammonia has resulted in upper airway and bronchoalveolar injury. If a large amount of ammonia is breathed, the agent can cause unconsciousness, shock and even death. Case In this article, we report a case of non‐accidental poisoning in adolescence. The patient was a 14‐year‐old boy and working as an apprentice at a workshop of a jeweller. He had drunk some amount of diluted ammonia by the force of another, 18‐year‐old, male apprentice. This patient presented with ammonia intoxication symptoms culminating in coma. Conclusions We reported this case as an unusual ammonia poisoning seen in adolescence.