Pyrethroid and Neonicotinoid Poisoning: A Good Prognosis

Pyrethroid and Neonicotinoid Poisoning: A Good Prognosis

Insecticide poisoning is still one of the major means of suicide in rural India. We report a case of a 38-year-old male who had come to us with ingestion of thiamethoxam and lambda-cyhalothrin in an alcohol-intoxicated state. The prompt response and intensive care given by our center gave him a seco...

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Veröffentlicht in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-10, Vol.15 (10)
Hauptverfasser: Vikhe, Vikram B, Faruqi, Ahsan A, Reddy, Avani, Khandol, Devansh, Kore, Tejas A
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Alcohol
Case reports
Chloride
Emergency Medicine
Forensic Medicine
Hypoxia
Insecticides
Internal Medicine
Medical prognosis
Oxygen saturation
Pesticides
Poisoning
Poisons
Suicidal behavior
Toxicity
Ventilators
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Zusammenfassung:Insecticide poisoning is still one of the major means of suicide in rural India. We report a case of a 38-year-old male who had come to us with ingestion of thiamethoxam and lambda-cyhalothrin in an alcohol-intoxicated state. The prompt response and intensive care given by our center gave him a second chance to make better decisions ahead.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.47016