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Prolonged cardiopulmonary resuscitation during acute disopyramide poisoning
F Accornero1, A Pellanda, C Ruffini
1Unita' di Rianimazione e Terapia Intensiva, Milano, Italy.
Veterinary and Human Toxicology
|June 1, 1993
Abstract:
A case is reported of sustained electromechanical dissociation due to deliberate disopyramide over-dosage in a young healthy girl. Circulatory recovery was achieved with standard resuscitative measures, including prolonged cardiac massage and isoproterenol infusion plus high dose calcium chloride. Neurological recovery was complete.