A case of arrhythmia caused by barium carbonate poisoning

VernacularTitle:碳酸钡中毒致心律失常1例
Author: Wenlan FENG ¹ ; Yujie YIN ; Zhongyan LIU
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1. 天津市职业病防治院急诊科，天津　300011
Keywords: Poisoning; Barium carbonate; Hypokalemia; Arrhythmia; Treatment
From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2022;40(7):535-537
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Barium carbonate poisoning is mostly caused by mistaken ingestion in clinical cases, and self-administration of poisoning is rare. In November 2020, Tianjin Occupational Disease Prevention Hospital admitted a patient with severe hypokalemia complicated with arrhythmia after taking poison. It is very important to take timely and effective potassium supplementation, symptomatic and detoxification treatment in the course of treatment. At the same time, closely observing the changes of vital signs and taking quick and accurate rescue measures in the event of malignant arrhythmia are the keys to ensuring the success of rescue. In this paper, the clinical data of the case were retrospectively analyzed, providing reference for the diagnosis and treatment of similar clinical cases.