How unclogging a sink can be lethal: case report of an accidental methyl bromide poisoning leading to a multiple organ failure

How unclogging a sink can be lethal: case report of an accidental methyl bromide poisoning leading to a multiple organ failure

Methyl bromide (CH3Br) is a colorless and odorless volatile gas, used as an insecticide, fire extinguisher, fumigant, and refrigerant. Although forbidden since 1987 for domestic use, it is still used in industry, for example, to fumigate agricultural fields which are for importation in the United St...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of intensive care 2015-03, Vol.3 (1), p.12, Article 12
Hauptverfasser: Lecailtel, Sylvain, Broucqsault-Dedrie, Céline, Vanbaelinghem, Clément, Nyunga, Martine, Colling, Delphine, Herbecq, Patrick
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description Methyl bromide (CH3Br) is a colorless and odorless volatile gas, used as an insecticide, fire extinguisher, fumigant, and refrigerant. Although forbidden since 1987 for domestic use, it is still used in industry, for example, to fumigate agricultural fields which are for importation in the United States. Here is the case of a 74-year-old man who was accidentally exposed to methyl bromide after using an old fire extinguisher. Even though he finally survived, he developed a severe multiple organ failure and spent 2 months in intensive care unit. We present in this report all the difficulties we had to diagnose this unusual poisoning.
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