Massive Atropine Eye Drop Ingestion Treated with High-Dose Physostigmine to Avoid Intubation
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Stellpflug, Samuel J; Cole, Jon B; Isaacson, Brian A; Lintner, Christian P; Bilden, Elisabeth F
Case: A 34-year-old male presented after ingesting 150 mg of atropine. He had altered mental status, sinus tachycardia, dry mucosa, flushed skin, and hyperthermia. Sequential doses of physostigmine, totaling 14 mg, were successful in reversing antimuscarinic toxicity and prevented the need to perform airway control with endotracheal intubation. At completion of treatment, heart rate and mental status had improved, and intubation was never performed.
2012
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
13/1
Stellpflug, Samuel J; Cole, Jon B; Isaacson, Brian A; Lintner, Christian P; Bilden, Elisabeth F