TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - [Self-administration of intravenous drugs--a rare cause of respiratory arrest in medical practice]
JO  - Revista medico-chirurgicală a Societă ţ̜ii de Medici şi Naturalişti din Iaşi
A1  - Lionte, Catalina
A1  - Sorodoc, L.
A1  - Sorodoc, Victorita
A1  - Petris, Ovidiu
SP  - 111
EP  - 114
VL  - 111
IS  - 1
N2  - Respiratory arrest is a major emergency in medical practice, which implies prompt intervention from the physician assisting such case. Respiratory arrest can be classified into primary respiratory arrest, caused by airway obstruction, decreased respiratory drive, or respiratory muscle weakness and secondary respiratory arrest, as a result of circulatory insufficiency. Among important causes of respiratory arrest, acute poisonings are to remember. We present a case of respiratory arrest following intravenously self-administration of opiates in attempted suicide. Patient required rapidly orientated etiologic diagnostic, and had a favorable outcome, with complete recovery, after applying CPR protocol, as well as antidote.<p /> <p>Language: ro</p>
LA  - ro
SN  - 0048-7848
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -