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Yumoto, Tetsuya
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Hamaguchi, Hisashi
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasaoka Daiichi Hospital
Mae, Souichiro
Department of Emergency Medicine, Kasaoka Daiichi Hospital
Nakao, Atsunori
Department of Emergency, Critical Care, and Disaster Medicine,Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmaceutical Sciences
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Abstract | Newly introduced heat-not-burn or electronic cigarettes can cause lethal nicotine intoxication if ingested at higher doses. Although routine gastric lavage is not recommended, it should be considered if the amount of intoxicant is lethal. A 59-year-old man with a history of depression was brought to our emergency department after intentional ingestion of 8 heat-not-burn cigarettes, which were estimated to contain a total of 100 mg of nicotine. Abdominal computed tomography confirmed the gastric contents, detecting multiple stick-like and rod-shaped high-density structures. Gastric lavage was performed to minimize absorption of the potentially lethal nicotine dose. The patient exhibited only mild gastrointestinal symptoms. Emergency physicians should be aware of this novel heat-not-burn cigarette and its toxicity.
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Keywords | cigarette
computed tomography
gastric lavage
nicotine
suicide attempt
tobacco
toxicity
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Published Date | 2020-10-06
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Journal of The American College of Emergency Physicians Open
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Volume | volume1
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Issue | issue6
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Publisher | Wiley
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Start Page | 1709
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End Page | 1711
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ISSN | 2688-1152
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Journal Article
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English
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岡山大学
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Copyright Holders | © 2020 The Authors
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Related Url | isVersionOf https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12283
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License | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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