title: [Lidocaine treatment of poisoning with yew needles (Taxus baccata L.)].
abstract: A 40-year-old patient attempted suicide by drinking an extract made from 120 g of yew needles. Shortly after severe ventricular arrhythmia occurred characterized by extremely prolonged QRS-intervals. Recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia were successfully treated with high doses of lidocaine. In most cases intoxication by yew needles ends fatally. Lidocaine may be the drug of choice to treat life-threatening tachyarrhythmia in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Medizinische Abteilung, Regionalspital Langenthal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: von Dach
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Streuli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts; D008012:Lidocaine
vernacular_title: Lidocainbehandlung einer Vergiftung mit Eibennadeln (Taxus baccata L.).