Cardiac asystole after mouthwash ingestion: A case report and review of the contents

In the search for intoxication, alcoholic patients often ingest toxic alcohols or other products containing ethanol. We report a patient who presented with intoxication from Listerine and rapidly progressed to cardiac asystole. Several mouthwash products have a high concentration of ethanol and are...

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Published in:Military medicine 2001-09, Vol.166 (9), p.833-835
Main Authors: WESTERMEYER, Robert R, TERPOLILLI, Ralph N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acidosis, Lactic - etiology
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac dysrhythmias
Cardiology. Vascular system
Central Nervous System Depressants - adverse effects
Central Nervous System Depressants - blood
Ethanol - adverse effects
Ethanol - blood
Female
Heart
Heart Arrest - chemically induced
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Mouthwashes - adverse effects
Toxicology
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Summary:In the search for intoxication, alcoholic patients often ingest toxic alcohols or other products containing ethanol. We report a patient who presented with intoxication from Listerine and rapidly progressed to cardiac asystole. Several mouthwash products have a high concentration of ethanol and are easily obtained. We review the contents of this product and their possible toxicologic effects.
ISSN:0026-4075
1930-613X
DOI:10.1093/milmed/166.9.833