The American journal of emergency medicine
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Case Reports
Bug off! Severe toxicity following inhalational exposure to N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET).
N, N-diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) is an insect repellent currently used by millions of people since 1956. DEET has an excellent safety profile and has remarkable protection against mosquitoes, ticks and various other arthropods. Toxicity is unusual, and is generally associated with incorrect, or overuse of the product. We report a patient with severe toxicity following inhalational exposure to a "bug bomb". containing 98% DEET.
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Letter Multicenter Study
Life on the farm: A community-based study of tractor-related injuries and fatalities.
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Postintubation hypotension (PIH) is an adverse event associated with poor outcomes in emergency department (ED) endotracheal intubation. This study aimed to evaluate the association between sedative dose adjustment and PIH during emergency airway management. We also investigated the impact of patient and procedural factors on the incidence of PIH. ⋯ PIH was mainly related to predisposing patient-related factors. Only adjustment of etomidate dose was associated with the incidence of PIH.
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Letter Observational Study
Aortic dissection occurring while driving and road traffic accidents.