Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning
Dichloromethane is widely used as an organic solvent in aerospace, electronics, and medicine. Cases of poisoning caused by this substance are rare. Recently, we successfully treated a patient with an acute dichloromethane poisoning. During the production process, owing to pipeline leakage and lack o...
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| author | Ruikai Shang Ruikai Shang Qiaoxin Tian Qiaoxin Tian Yuru Liu Hongyu Liu Xiangxing Zhang Xiangxing Zhang Mengdi Shi Mengdi Shi Xiangdong Jian Xiangdong Jian Qilu Li |
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| description | Dichloromethane is widely used as an organic solvent in aerospace, electronics, and medicine. Cases of poisoning caused by this substance are rare. Recently, we successfully treated a patient with an acute dichloromethane poisoning. During the production process, owing to pipeline leakage and lack of personal protection, the patient was poisoned by dichloromethane inhalation, fell from a height, and experienced a sudden cardiac arrest. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the patient was transferred to a local hospital for diagnosis and treatment and then to our hospital. After two visits to our hospital for systematic diagnosis and active treatment with fluid infusion, anti-infection therapy, glucocorticoids, ventilator-assisted respiration, chest strap fixation, and nutritional support, the patient achieved clinical recovery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c16bca7a7ff94f2eb9f3067c4d1b7c072025-08-20T02:22:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pharmacology1663-98122024-11-011510.3389/fphar.2024.14717441471744Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoningRuikai Shang0Ruikai Shang1Qiaoxin Tian2Qiaoxin Tian3Yuru Liu4Hongyu Liu5Xiangxing Zhang6Xiangxing Zhang7Mengdi Shi8Mengdi Shi9Xiangdong Jian10Xiangdong Jian11Qilu Li12Department of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Poisoning and Occupational Diseases, Emergency Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDepartment of Pharmacy, the Hospital of Shandong University, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, ChinaDichloromethane is widely used as an organic solvent in aerospace, electronics, and medicine. Cases of poisoning caused by this substance are rare. Recently, we successfully treated a patient with an acute dichloromethane poisoning. During the production process, owing to pipeline leakage and lack of personal protection, the patient was poisoned by dichloromethane inhalation, fell from a height, and experienced a sudden cardiac arrest. After successful cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the patient was transferred to a local hospital for diagnosis and treatment and then to our hospital. After two visits to our hospital for systematic diagnosis and active treatment with fluid infusion, anti-infection therapy, glucocorticoids, ventilator-assisted respiration, chest strap fixation, and nutritional support, the patient achieved clinical recovery.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1471744/fulldichloromethaneacute poisoningeventsfractured ribscardiopulmonary resuscitationcure |
| spellingShingle | Ruikai Shang Ruikai Shang Qiaoxin Tian Qiaoxin Tian Yuru Liu Hongyu Liu Xiangxing Zhang Xiangxing Zhang Mengdi Shi Mengdi Shi Xiangdong Jian Xiangdong Jian Qilu Li Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning Frontiers in Pharmacology dichloromethane acute poisoning events fractured ribs cardiopulmonary resuscitation cure |
| title | Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| title_full | Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| title_fullStr | Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| title_short | Case Report: Sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| title_sort | case report sudden death caused by methylene chloride poisoning |
| topic | dichloromethane acute poisoning events fractured ribs cardiopulmonary resuscitation cure |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1471744/full |
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