1. Camphor toxicity.
- Author
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Emery, DP, Corban, JG, Emery, D P, and Corban, J G
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CAMPHOR ,POISONING ,ACTIVATED carbon ,VENTILATION ,TOXICOLOGY ,THERAPEUTICS ,ANTICONVULSANTS ,DIAZEPAM ,EDUCATION of parents ,CHARCOAL ,ANTIDOTES ,STATUS epilepticus treatment ,PHENOBARBITAL ,ARTIFICIAL respiration ,PRODUCT safety ,STATUS epilepticus - Abstract
Camphor ingestion led to status epilepticus in a 20-month-old girl who required intubation and ventilation. She was treated with intravenous valium and phenobarbitone, and nasogastric activated charcoal. She made a complete neurological recovery. A number of products containing a high concentration of camphor were found to be available in the local community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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