Open AccessCardiac arrest following butane inhalation
Author(s) -
Ahmet Şen,
Başar Erdivanlı
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
al-banǧ. maqālāt wa abḥāṯ fī al-taẖdīr wa-al-in’āš
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0259-1162
DOI - 10.4103/0259-1162.156366
Subject(s) - butane , ventricular fibrillation , inhalation , resuscitation , medicine , intensive care unit , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis
Butane is a commonly misused volatile agent, and a cause of intoxication. We present a case, who had a syncope and persistent ventricular fibrillation during the course of resuscitation. We discussed the management of this case in the intensive care unit and the accompanying difficulties in the light of the current literature.