Strychnine poisoning: gone but not forgotten. Issue 1 (1st September 2010)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Parker, A J; Lee, J B; Redman, J; Jolliffe, L
• Is Part Of: Emergency medicine journal. Volume 28:Issue 1(2011)
• Page Start: 84
• Page End: 84
• Publication Date: 2010-09-01
• Subjects: Emergency medicine -- Periodicals; 616.02505
• DOI: 10.1136/emj.2009.080879
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1472-0205

Abstract

Abstract : Strychnine was used as a pesticide until 1968 and a rodenticide until 2006 when its sale was banned throughout the EU and all supplies recalled. A case of strychnine poisoning seen in a UK emergency department in 2009 is reported to remind clinicians of the features and management of this increasingly rare presentation. Prompt recognition and early intensive supportive therapy can result in a favourable outcome.