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Fatal accidental dibucaine poisoning in children
P S Dayan1, T L Litovitz, B I Crouch
1Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
|October 1, 1996
Abstract:
Dibucaine is a potent amide anesthetic available in over-the-counter preparations. Compared with lidocaine, substantially lower doses of dibucaine may result in seizures, dysrhythmias, and death. We present three fatal cases of accidental dibucaine ingestion in children and discuss the toxicity, treatment, and prevention of such ingestions.