Citation

Dayan PS, Litovitz TL, Crouch BI, Scalzo AJ, Klein BL. Ann. Emerg. Med. 1996; 28(4): 442-445.

Affiliation

Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington DC, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, American College of Emergency Physicians, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8839533

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.

Language: en