Citation

Kennicott GW. The Chicago medical journal and examiner 1885; 51(4): 349-350.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1885)

DOI

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PMID

37618496

PMCID

PMC9876189

Abstract

The following case of poisoning by muriate of cocaine may prove interesting to your readers : Mrs. S., age twenty-five, of good constitution, has been using a two per cent, preparation of cocaine, prescribed for hay fever by a well-known physician of this place, with good success. September 2d, having exhausted the vial, her husband, without a prescription, procured from a druggist two five-grain vials of the muriate of cocaine, full strength, of which Mrs. S., about 5 o'clock p. m., applied two-thirds of the contents of one bottle to both nostrils with a small glass insufflator. In fifteen or twenty minutes she became dizzy, her vision became dark, a sinking sensation occurred, with great weakness.

.... She recovered in about three hours under stimulants (brandy and ammonia) and digitalis. Heat and friction were applied to her extremities, and heat over the epigastrium. On September 3d, at 9 a. m., I called to see patient. She was feeling well and noticed no ill-effects from the drug.

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