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11204316

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
Most cases of acute poisoning by butane and other volatile compounds occur in young people as a consequence of substance abuse by inhalation. Clinical symptoms are caused by asphyxia and mainly affect the cardiovascular, respiratory and central nervous system. There are also reported deaths from intoxication of butane inhalation, mostly by cardiac arrhythmia. We report the case of a healthy 14 year-old boy who inhaled butane gas from an aerosol can for refilling cigarette lighters. Despite successful resuscitation and defibrillation, he died two days later from multiple organ failure involving the central nervous system, cardiovascular system, pulmonary system and the liver. Although such incidents are rare in middle European countries, emergency and intensive care medicine staff should be instructed on the consequences and management of butane gas poisoning.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0043-5325
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
22
pubmed:volume
112
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1049-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
[Multiple organ failure following inhalation of butane gas: a case report].
pubmed:affiliation
Klinische Abteilung für Allgemeine und Chirurgische Intensivmedizin der Klinik für Anästhesie und Intensivmedizin, Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Osterreich.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports