Fatal accidental dibucaine poisoning in children

P. S. Dayan; T. L. Litovitz; B. I. Crouch; A. J. Scalzo; B. L. Klein

doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70013-6

Fatal accidental dibucaine poisoning in children

P. S. Dayan, T. L. Litovitz, B. I. Crouch, A. J. Scalzo, B. L. Klein

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Dibucaine is a potent amide anesthetic available in over-the-counter preparations. Compared with lidocaine, substantially lower doses of dibucaine may result in seizures, dysrhythmias, and death. We present three fatal cases of accidental dibucaine ingestion in children and discuss the toxicity, treatment, and prevention of such ingestions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	442-445
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of emergency medicine
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70013-6
State	Published - 1996
Externally published	Yes

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