Cardiac Arrest in the Airport Revealing Cocaine Body Packing: A Case Report
Ingestion of large amounts of cocaine packages is a well-known method for cross-border transportation. Intestinal obstruction and life-threatening sympathomimetic toxidrome including seizures, ventricular dysrhythmia, and cardiac arrest resulting from the rupture of cocaine packages may occur. Here,...
Main Authors: | Dabor Resiere, Hossein Mehdaoui, Bruno Megarbane |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Medicine |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/6183154 |
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