Strychnine poisoning: gone but not forgotten.
Strychnine was used as a pesticide until 1968 and a rodenticide until 2006 when its sale was banned throughout the EU and all supplies recalled. A case of strychnine poisoning seen in a UK emergency department in 2009 is reported to remind clinicians of the features and management of this increasingly rare presentation. Prompt recognition and early intensive supportive therapy can result in a favourable outcome.
Parker
A J
AJ
Emergency Department, York Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, York, North Yorkshire, UK. amanda.parker@york.nhs.uk
Lee
J B
JB
Redman
J
J
Jolliffe
L
L
D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008721:Methocarbamol / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010575:Pesticides / Q000506:poisoning*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013331:Strychnine / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D010575:Pesticides; D008721:Methocarbamol; D013331:Strychnine