Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy

Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy

An 18-year-old male smoker inhaled butane gas out of a pocket lighter with his friend for the purpose of changing his voice. He suddenly collapsed and lost his consciousness. Upon arrival to the Emergency Department, he was found pulseless with a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. Cardiopulmonary r...

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Main Authors: Abdulaziz A. AlRabiah, Abdulmalik M. AlShamrani, Afnan A. AlMass
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2461346
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spelling doaj-51da0bd2bf2847038c5c0eaacd77e55b2020-11-25T01:25:39ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-648X2090-64982019-01-01201910.1155/2019/24613462461346Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old BoyAbdulaziz A. AlRabiah0Abdulmalik M. AlShamrani1Afnan A. AlMass2Department of Emergency Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAlmaarefa University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaEmergency Medicine Consaltant, King Saud University Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAn 18-year-old male smoker inhaled butane gas out of a pocket lighter with his friend for the purpose of changing his voice. He suddenly collapsed and lost his consciousness. Upon arrival to the Emergency Department, he was found pulseless with a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated according to the advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocol for three cycles until return of spontaneous circulation archived. After extubation, the patient was ataxic and had significant memory loss and severe confusion. Days later he improved and was discharged with walking aid for his ataxia and a plan to followup with the neurology team for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and electroencephalogram (EEG) as an outpatient.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2461346
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Afnan A. AlMass
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Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
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Abdulmalik M. AlShamrani
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title Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
title_short Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
title_full Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
title_fullStr Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
title_full_unstemmed Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy
title_sort cardiac arrest due to butane gas inhalation in an 18 years old boy
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
issn 2090-648X
2090-6498
publishDate 2019-01-01
description An 18-year-old male smoker inhaled butane gas out of a pocket lighter with his friend for the purpose of changing his voice. He suddenly collapsed and lost his consciousness. Upon arrival to the Emergency Department, he was found pulseless with a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated according to the advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocol for three cycles until return of spontaneous circulation archived. After extubation, the patient was ataxic and had significant memory loss and severe confusion. Days later he improved and was discharged with walking aid for his ataxia and a plan to followup with the neurology team for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and electroencephalogram (EEG) as an outpatient.
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