• Der Anaesthesist · Feb 2020

    Case Reports

    [Transdermal intoxication through broken opioid ampules : Accidental intoxication in a paramedic].

    • U Bartram and R Schmidt.
    • Klinik für Anästhesiologie, operative Intensivmedizin und Schmerzmedizin, Marienhospital Stuttgart, Böheimstr. 37, 70199, Stuttgart, Deutschland. ulrike.bartram@vinzenz.de.
    • Anaesthesist. 2020 Feb 1; 69 (2): 122-125.

    AbstractThis article presents the case of an accidental transdermal opioid intoxication in a paramedic. During an ambulance flight mission for patient repatriation several ampules containing opioids were broken unnoticed inside the ampule kit in the outside pocket of the work trousers of the paramedic. He developed the typical clinical picture of opioid intoxication with clouding of consciousness, miosis, and respiratory depression. This necessitated continuous monitoring of vital signs as well as repetitive administration of naloxone under the improvised circumstances of a mission abroad.

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