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  • Title: Freon inhalational abuse presenting with ventricular fibrillation.
    Author: Brady WJ, Stremski E, Eljaiek L, Aufderheide TP.
    Journal: Am J Emerg Med; 1994 Sep; 12(5):533-6. PubMed ID: 8060407.
    Abstract:
    Inhalation of volatile halogenated hydrocarbons may produce life-threatening cardiac and neurological toxicity. A 15-year-old boy developed ventricular fibrillation immediately after intentional inhalation of a fluorinated hydrocarbon from an automobile air conditioner recharge unit. After the use of intravenous bretylium, a hemodynamically stable sinus tachycardia was restored. Aspiration pneumonitis and rhabdomyolysis complicated his hospital course before complete neurological recovery. The mechanism and treatment of cardiac arrhythmias after volatile fluorinated hydrocarbon inhalation are reviewed.
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