TY - JOUR
T1 - Death Following Accidental Lidocaine Overdose in a Child
AU - Amitai, Yona
AU - Whitesell, Luke
AU - Lovejoy, Frederick H.
PY - 1986/1/16
Y1 - 1986/1/16
N2 - To the Editor: Lidocaine overdose may result in seizures, coma, and death.1 2 3 4 5 Most reports of death following lidocaine overdose are related to use of the drug by infiltration in various sites1,2 or intratracheal administration.1 There is only one report of death caused by oral lidocaine overdose in an adult.3 Lidocaine is extensively used as an oral preparation in children, and several episodes of poisoning with seizures, apnea, and acidosis have been described.4,5 Recently, a child died after an overdose of oral lidocaine. A 13-month-old boy in good health was admitted 45 minutes after a cardiorespiratory arrest at home and resuscitation…
AB - To the Editor: Lidocaine overdose may result in seizures, coma, and death.1 2 3 4 5 Most reports of death following lidocaine overdose are related to use of the drug by infiltration in various sites1,2 or intratracheal administration.1 There is only one report of death caused by oral lidocaine overdose in an adult.3 Lidocaine is extensively used as an oral preparation in children, and several episodes of poisoning with seizures, apnea, and acidosis have been described.4,5 Recently, a child died after an overdose of oral lidocaine. A 13-month-old boy in good health was admitted 45 minutes after a cardiorespiratory arrest at home and resuscitation…
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U2 - 10.1056/nejm198601163140315
DO - 10.1056/nejm198601163140315
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C2 - 3941700
AN - SCOPUS:0022648119
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 314
SP - 182
EP - 183
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 3
ER -