Death Due to Inhalation of Ethyl Chloride

Broussard, Larry A.; Broussard, A; Pittman, T.S.; Lirette, D K

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“…Furthermore, although incidences are rare, there are additional reported health hazards due to the inhalation of or continuous exposure to vapor coolant spray such as frostbite, contact dermatitis, and death. [29][30][31] Ice has been also used to control musculoskeletal pain, discomfort from a local anesthetic injection, postoperative pain, and prevention of edema. [32][33][34][35] However, it would appear only one study has investigated the effects of local mucosal cooling prior to the infiltration of local anesthesia on nociceptive activity in oro-dental procedures.…”

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The Effect of Pre-cooling the Injection Site on Pediatric Pain Perception during the Administration of Local Anesthesia

Aminabadi¹,

Farahani²

2009

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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Aim:The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of cooling the soft tissue of injection sites on the pain perceptions of pediatric patients during the administration of local anesthesia for routine dental procedures. Methods and Materials:A total of 160 children aged 5-6 years were included in the present study. On a random basis, the subjects were allocated to the without ice pretreatment (WIP) group (topical anesthesia + counterstimulation + distraction) or the ice pretreatment (IP) group (cooling + topical anesthesia + counterstimulation + distraction). During the administration of an inferior alveolar nerve block, the children's behavior was assessed using the sound, eye, and motor (SEM) scale. The statistical analysis of data was performed based on the analysis of variance (ANOVA).Results: There were no significant differences within the groups between the values of the sound, eye, and motor components for either the WIP or the IP groups (P>0.05). All three components of the SEM in the IP group were consistently lower than the WIP group (P<0.05). Moreover, the SEM value for the WIP group surpassed the IP group (P<0.05). Conclusions:Cooling the site of infiltration block prior to the injection of local anesthesia significantly reduced the pain perceived during injection of local anesthetic agent in pediatric patients. Abstract © Seer Publishing

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The Effect of Pre-cooling the Injection Site on Pediatric Pain Perception during the Administration of Local Anesthesia

Aminabadi¹,

Farahani²

2009

The Journal of Contemporary Dental Practice

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“…It overcomes issues of previously described procedures [9,11,12] Efficacy of the method was confirmed by testing the stability of the obtained solution. The statistical experiment encompassed 18 days (4 analytical days with 5-7 days interval) and 14 samples prepared every analytical day from a stock standard solution of ethyl chloride (0.1 mg/mL in 50 mL triple seal cap polypropylene tubes; at 4 C), analyzed in a randomized order.…”

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“…As a volatile solvent ethyl chloride also possesses abuse potential like toluene, butane, nitrites, but abuse cases are rarely cited in the literature: 10 reports for 26 years [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14].…”

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Misidentification of ethyl chloride in the routine GC-FID analysis for alcohol

Tarnovski

Hayashi

Igarashi

et al. 2009

Forensic Science International

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“…Although rare, death has been observed in both acute and chronic exposure. Two cases of death attributable to ethyl-chloride abuse are available (Yacoub, Robinson et al, 1993;Broussard, Broussard et al, 2000). Fetal solvent syndrome and toluene embryopathy, which form teratogens, were displayed after a woman had abused volatile compounds during her reproductive period (Win-Shwe & Fujimaki, 2010).…”

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Ataxia Which Develops Due to Freeze Spray Abuse: A Case Study

Demir¹,

Özdilek²,

Domaç³

et al. 2015

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Inhalant abuse is a common occurrence and is facilitated by the widespread availability of volatile solvents with legitimate commercial and household uses. Freeze sprays containing chlorinated hydrocarbons such as ethyl chloride are commonly abused by either sniffing directly from containers or huffing from paper or plastic bags that have been sprayed into. Most inhalants are central nervous system (CNS) depressants.This study presents the case of a 24-year-old woman who was diagnosed with changes in her mental status, cerebellar signs, and gait deficit after the inhalation of a refrigerant containing ethyl chloride.

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Death Due to Inhalation of Ethyl Chloride

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The Effect of Pre-cooling the Injection Site on Pediatric Pain Perception during the Administration of Local Anesthesia

The Effect of Pre-cooling the Injection Site on Pediatric Pain Perception during the Administration of Local Anesthesia

Misidentification of ethyl chloride in the routine GC-FID analysis for alcohol

Ataxia Which Develops Due to Freeze Spray Abuse: A Case Study

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