ELECTROMECHANICAL DISSOCIATION 48 HOURS AFTER ATENOLOL OVERDOSE - USEFULNESS OF CALCIUM-CHLORIDE

Authors
PERTOLDI F DORLANDO L MERCANTE WP
Citation
F. Pertoldi et al., ELECTROMECHANICAL DISSOCIATION 48 HOURS AFTER ATENOLOL OVERDOSE - USEFULNESS OF CALCIUM-CHLORIDE, Annals of emergency medicine, 31(6), 1998, pp. 777-781
Citations number
25
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
31
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
777 - 781
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1998)31:6<777:ED4HAA>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
Electromechanical dissociation (EMD) occurred in a 20-year-old woman 4 8 hours after an overdose of atenolol, despite intensive treatment of the beta-blocker poisoning (gastric ravage, charcoal, glucagon, epinep hrine, atropine, correction of electrolyte abnormalities, administrati on of fluids, cardiac pacing, and mechanical ventilation). Administrat ion of calcium chloride during EMD repeatedly restored blood pressure. Therefore it may have a role to play in management of atenolol overdo se.