[Acute poisoning with nifedipine and acebutol: two cases].
In this paper the case of intoxication in two women (19-year-old and 23-year-old), who in suicide attempts ingested at the same time different doses of nifedipine and acebutol. In 23-year-old woman 4 hours post ingestion cardiorespiratory arrest was stated. Resuscitation procedures were ineffective, she died. Acebutol concentration in postmortem blood was 24.1 mg/l and nifedipine-1.8 mg/l. The second one (19-year-old) was treated successfully, only mild cardiac disturbances were observed. Acebutol concentration in blood was 1.8 mg/l, nifedipine was not stated.
Klinika Toksykologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie, 31-826 Kraków, Os. Złotej Jesieni 1.
Barbara
B
Groszek
Dorota
D
Szpak
Małogorzata
M
Kłys
Mariusz
M
Scisłowski
D000070:Acebutolol / Q000506:poisoning*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000506:poisoning*; D000328:Adult; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology*
D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D000070:Acebutolol; D009543:Nifedipine