Cardiac arrest by inhalation of deodorant spray

Kelvin Harvey Kramp; Mahdi Salih; Elsbeth Thomeer; Martin Gardien

doi:10.1136/bcr-2018-224345

Cardiac arrest by inhalation of deodorant spray

Kelvin Harvey Kramp^*
, Mahdi Salih
, Elsbeth Thomeer
, Martin Gardien

^*Corresponding author for this work

Internal Medicine

Maasstad Hospital

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Abstract

Drug abuse by inhalation of volatile household product substances is uncommon, however, it can have devastating consequences. This case report describes the fatal outcome of deodorant inhalation by a 19-year-old patient in a detoxification clinic who developed a cardiac arrest after inhaling butane from a deodorant spray. Despite initial successful resuscitation, he developed a postanoxic encephalopathy with a status epilepticus resistant to extensive treatment. Inhalant abuse can be a cause of death in young patients.

Original language	English
Journal	BMJ Case Reports
Volume	2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224345
Publication status	Published - 15 Nov 2018

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