Abstract:Dextropropoxyphene overdose is known to cause widening of the QRS complex on electrocardiogram. We report a case of a 18 years old woman who ingested 36 g paracetamol and 2,1 g dextropropoxyphene in suicide attempt. She developed seizures, wide QRS complex and cardiac arrest. The routine blood screening for different psychotropic drugs, opiates and alcohol turned out to be negative. The propoxyphene and paracetamol high concentrations determined in plasma were respectively 4.321 μg/ml at 3.5 hours (lethal valu… Show more
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