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Pediatric emergency care · Nov 2019
Case ReportsFatal Refractory Ventricular Fibrillation Due to Ingestion of Hydrofluoric Acid.
- Gamze Ozsoy, Tanil Kendirli, Ufuk Ates, Oktay Perk, Ebru Azapagasi, Serhan Ozcan, Cagdas Baran, Aytac Goktug, and Huseyin Dindar.
- From the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
- Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 Nov 1; 35 (11): e201-e202.
AbstractHydrofluoric acid (HF) is a colorless and odorless solution of the hydrogen fluoride in water. It is used in some household products. The rapid onset of severe toxicity and death after the ingestion of HF is not reported often. Also, there is no reported fatal pediatric case after HF ingestion. In this case report, we present a 3.5-year-old girls who unintentionally drunk a rust remover that contained 8% HF. She died in a short period as a result of refractory ventricular fibrillation, which was developed due to fluoride intoxication.
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