Cardiac Arrest due to Butane Gas Inhalation in an 18 Years Old Boy.
Abdulaziz A AlRabiahAbdulmalik M AlShamraniAfnan Ahmad Mohammad AlMassPublished in: Case reports in emergency medicine (2019)
An 18-year-old male smoker inhaled butane gas out of a pocket lighter with his friend for the purpose of changing his voice. He suddenly collapsed and lost his consciousness. Upon arrival to the Emergency Department, he was found pulseless with a rhythm of ventricular fibrillation. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was initiated according to the advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) protocol for three cycles until return of spontaneous circulation archived. After extubation, the patient was ataxic and had significant memory loss and severe confusion. Days later he improved and was discharged with walking aid for his ataxia and a plan to followup with the neurology team for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and electroencephalogram (EEG) as an outpatient.
Keyphrases
- cardiopulmonary resuscitation
- cardiac arrest
- magnetic resonance imaging
- emergency department
- resting state
- contrast enhanced
- left ventricular
- working memory
- functional connectivity
- room temperature
- early onset
- diffusion weighted imaging
- heart failure
- case report
- computed tomography
- carbon dioxide
- randomized controlled trial
- cardiac surgery
- palliative care
- mechanical ventilation
- white matter
- heart rate
- cystic fibrosis
- magnetic resonance
- blood brain barrier
- acute kidney injury
- intensive care unit
- respiratory failure
- multiple sclerosis
- drug induced
- electronic health record