Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide
Zoletil is a combination of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride used as a veterinary anesthetic. Although zoletil abuse is widely known, zoletil poisoning for the purpose of suicide is very rare. We present a case of a 39-year-old man who attempted suicide by intravenously injecting...
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The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2021-06-01
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| description | Zoletil is a combination of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride used as a veterinary anesthetic. Although zoletil abuse is widely known, zoletil poisoning for the purpose of suicide is very rare. We present a case of a 39-year-old man who attempted suicide by intravenously injecting a large amount of zoletil, resulting in decreased mental status and severe respiratory depression. Intubation and mechanical ventilation were applied. After 30 hours in the hospital, all symptoms of poisoning improved. Because zoletil can cause severe respiratory depression, close observation and aggressive securement of an airway is mandatory |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db76c7721d38442cbbcaa5dc091322ed2023-02-23T07:04:15ZengThe Korean Society of Emergency MedicineClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine2383-46252021-06-018214915110.15441/ceem.20.050341Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicideKyungman Cha0Won Jung Jeong1Hyung Min Kim2Byung Hak So Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, KoreaZoletil is a combination of tiletamine hydrochloride and zolazepam hydrochloride used as a veterinary anesthetic. Although zoletil abuse is widely known, zoletil poisoning for the purpose of suicide is very rare. We present a case of a 39-year-old man who attempted suicide by intravenously injecting a large amount of zoletil, resulting in decreased mental status and severe respiratory depression. Intubation and mechanical ventilation were applied. After 30 hours in the hospital, all symptoms of poisoning improved. Because zoletil can cause severe respiratory depression, close observation and aggressive securement of an airway is mandatoryhttp://ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-20-050.pdfpoisonszolazepamtiletaminesuicide |
| spellingShingle | Kyungman Cha Won Jung Jeong Hyung Min Kim Byung Hak So Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine poisons zolazepam tiletamine suicide |
| title | Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| title_full | Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| title_fullStr | Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| title_short | Intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| title_sort | intravenous zoletil administration for the purpose of suicide |
| topic | poisons zolazepam tiletamine suicide |
| url | http://ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-20-050.pdf |
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