Successful out-of-hospital defibrillation for ventricular fibrillation complicating solvent abuse.
The Authors describe the case history of a child who suffered a cardiac arrest with ventricular fibrillation after deliberate inhalation of 1,1,1-Trichloroethane in typewriter correction fluid thinners. Successful out-of-hospital defibrillation was carried out and the patient made a full recovery. The literature relating to this particular form of volatile substance abuse is reviewed.
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Accident & Emergency Department, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, Derby, England.
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D002648:Child; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders; D014240:Trichloroethanes; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000628:therapy
D012997:Solvents; D014240:Trichloroethanes; C024566:1,1,1-trichloroethane