Cardiac arrest in an explosives factory worker due to withdrawal from nitroglycerin exposure.
A 34-year-old munitions worker suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest on a Sunday morning. In retrospect, the cardiac arrest as well as previous complaints of chest pains during weekends fit the syndrome of withdrawal from occupational exposure to nitroglycerin.
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Institute for Occupational Health, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
D000328:Adult; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013375:Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
D005996:Nitroglycerin