Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report
Introduction and purpose: Over the last few years, the number of suicide attempts in Polish women has been steadily increasing. This report presents a case of a 18 years old woman hospitalized in the Toxicology and Cardiology Department due to poisoning with antiarrhythmic drug – Propafenone, taken...
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Kazimierz Wielki University
2023-12-01
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| author | Marcin Wais Dariusz Gruca Marlena Zając |
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Introduction and purpose: Over the last few years, the number of suicide attempts in Polish women has been steadily increasing. This report presents a case of a 18 years old woman hospitalized in the Toxicology and Cardiology Department due to poisoning with antiarrhythmic drug – Propafenone, taken for suicide purpose.
Brief description of the state of knowledge: Propafenone is an antiarrhythmic drug which belongs to class IC according to the Vaughan-Williams classification. The overdose of this drug can cause various symptoms and complications such as cardiac arrhythmias, liver damage, cardiac arrest and even death. This drug has no specific antidote.
Conclusions: Propafenone poisoning is a significant clinical challenge and the consequences are often unpredictable and life-threatening. Treatment options such as natrium bicarbonicum, insulin, intravenous lipid emulsion, calcium gluconate seem to be good choices and the effects of treatment with these drugs are promising for the future.
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| spelling | doaj.art-08a14b01d6e246ebba972055847389222024-01-06T11:51:51ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062023-12-0150110.12775/JEHS.2023.50.01.009Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case reportMarcin Wais0Dariusz Gruca1Marlena Zając21 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką SPZOZ w Lublinie1 Wojskowy Szpital Kliniczny z Polikliniką SPZOZ w Lublinie7 Szpital Marynarki Wojennej w Gdańsku Introduction and purpose: Over the last few years, the number of suicide attempts in Polish women has been steadily increasing. This report presents a case of a 18 years old woman hospitalized in the Toxicology and Cardiology Department due to poisoning with antiarrhythmic drug – Propafenone, taken for suicide purpose. Brief description of the state of knowledge: Propafenone is an antiarrhythmic drug which belongs to class IC according to the Vaughan-Williams classification. The overdose of this drug can cause various symptoms and complications such as cardiac arrhythmias, liver damage, cardiac arrest and even death. This drug has no specific antidote. Conclusions: Propafenone poisoning is a significant clinical challenge and the consequences are often unpredictable and life-threatening. Treatment options such as natrium bicarbonicum, insulin, intravenous lipid emulsion, calcium gluconate seem to be good choices and the effects of treatment with these drugs are promising for the future. https://apcz.umk.pl/JEHS/article/view/47560propafenone poisoningarrhythmiapropafenonecase report |
| spellingShingle | Marcin Wais Dariusz Gruca Marlena Zając Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report Journal of Education, Health and Sport propafenone poisoning arrhythmia propafenone case report |
| title | Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report |
| title_full | Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report |
| title_fullStr | Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report |
| title_short | Suicide attempt of young woman by Propafenone overdose - case report |
| title_sort | suicide attempt of young woman by propafenone overdose case report |
| topic | propafenone poisoning arrhythmia propafenone case report |
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