A Case of Mass Poisoning with Thallium
M. M. Potskhveriya,
Yu. N. Ostapenko,
S. S. Petrikov,
A. Yu. Simonova,
L. B. Zavaliy,
K. K. Ilyashenko,
T. I. Dikaya,
M. V. Gayduk https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2019-8-3-332-336
Abstract
We report the results of studies of clinical manifestations, chemical and toxico-logical tests, efficacy of complex treatment, which included antidote therapy, intestinal lavage and symptomatic treatment in patients with acute thallium poisoning, who were admitted to the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment of the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine or underwent outpatient treatment.
About the Authors
M. M. Potskhveriya
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Mikhail M. Potskhveriya - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
Yu. N. Ostapenko
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department;
Scientific and Practical Toxicology Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency bulding
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Yuri N. Ostapenko - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders, N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090,
7, 3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
S. S. Petrikov
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department;
A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Sergey S. Petrikov - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director of N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department, Head of the Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine of A.I. Yevdokimov Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090,
20 building 1 Delegatskaya St., Moscow 127473
A. Yu. Simonova
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department;
Scientific and Practical Toxicology Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency bulding
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia Yu. Simonova - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Leading Researcher of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders, N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090,
7, 3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
L. B. Zavaliy
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Lesya B. Zavaliy - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
K. K. Ilyashenko
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department;
Scientific and Practical Toxicology Center of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency bulding
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kapitalina K. Ilyashenko - Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Scientific Consultant of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders, N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090,
7, 3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
T. I. Dikaya
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tatyana I. Dikaya - Candidate of Medical Sciences, Senior Researcher of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
M. V. Gayduk
N.V. Sklifosovky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine of the Moscow Health Department
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria V. Gayduk - Clinical Resident of the Department of Acute Poisonings Treatment and Somatopsychiatric Disorders
3 Bolshaya Sukharevskaya Square, Moscow 129090
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Potskhveriya M.M., Ostapenko Yu.N., Petrikov S.S., Simonova A.Yu., Zavaliy L.B., Ilyashenko K.K., Dikaya T.I., Gayduk M.V. A Case of Mass Poisoning with Thallium. Russian Sklifosovsky Journal "Emergency Medical Care". 2019;8(3):332-336. https://doi.org/10.23934/2223-9022-2019-8-3-332-336
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