title: [Acute arsenic poisoning].
abstract: Acute arsenic poisoning is a rare cause of suicide attempt. It causes a multiple organs failure caused by cardiogenic shock. We report the case of a patient admitted twelve hours after an ingestion of trioxide arsenic having survived thanks to a premature treatment.
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montelescaut
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Vermeersch
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Commandeur
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huynh
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danguy des Deserts
authors.affiliation: Pôle médico-technique (pharmacie-fédération des laboratoires-imagerie médicale), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sapin
authors.affiliation: Pôle Baru (bloc anesthésie réanimation urgence), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ould-Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Pôle médico-technique (pharmacie-fédération des laboratoires-imagerie médicale), Hôpital d'instruction des armées Clermont Tonnerre, BCRM de Brest, France.
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Drouillard
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D020261:Arsenic Poisoning / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide; D001152:Arsenicals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000209:etiology; D010087:Oxides / Q000506:poisoning*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D001152:Arsenicals; D010087:Oxides; D000077237:Arsenic Trioxide
keywords: arsenic; poisoning