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A 24-year-old lady was admitted to the hospital, with history of consumption of some liquid at home followed by vomiting, altered mental status, and labored breathing. She was brought to the triage in the comatose state with pinpoint pupils, frothy secretions from her mouth, heart rate 58/min, and blood pressure 90/48 mmHg.
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Singh, O., Nasa, P., Juneja, D. (2020). General Poisoning Management. In: Chawla, R., Todi, S. (eds) ICU Protocols. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0902-5_14
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