Experiment 1178421
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | ORAL |
| Organism | Cicuta douglasii (APIACEAE) |
| Citation | LANDERS,D: SEPPI,K: BLAUER,W:. (1985). SEIZURES AND DEATH ON A WHITE RIVER FLOAT TRIP.. 142(5) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | TWO CASES OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING WITH WATER HEMLOCK DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTIFICATION ARE REPORTED. THE VICTIMS WERE ON A WHITE RIVER RAFT TRIP, SO LIMITED MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS AVAILABLE. FREQUENT GRAND-MAL SEIZURES WERE SEEN WITH 45 MIN TO 1 H OF INGESTION. CASE 1 HAD 5 SEIZURES BETWEEN 1345 AND 1656 HOURS. HE ALSO SUFFERED FROM PARTIAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION WITH CYANOSIS, BRADYCARDIA, AND DECREASED PULSE PRESSURE DURING SEIZURES. AFTER HIS LAST SEIZURE, THE PATIENT WAS LETHARGIC, BUT AROUSABLE. HE WAS EVACUATED TO A HOSPITAL BY HELICOPTER. NO SEIZURES WERE NOTED DURING THE HOSPITAL STAY. THE PATIENT WAS RELEASED AFTER 2 DAYS OF OBSERVATION. FOLLOWING HOSPITAL RELEASE, THE PATIENT CONTINUED TO HAVE SHORT PERIODS OF FUZZINESS, AND DIFFICULTY FINDING WORDS HE WANTED TO USE. HE ALSO REMAINED AMNESTIC FOR THE SEIZURE PERIOD. CASE II HAD FIVE SEIZURES BETWEEN 1400 AND 1535 HOURS, AFTERWHICH HE SUFFERED CARDIAC ARREST. HE DID NOT RESPOND TO CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND DIED. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Dose expression | DOSE |
| Extract | ROOT |
| Gender | MALE |