[Acute poisoning with nifedipine and acebutol: two cases]. / Ostre zatrucie nifedypina i acebutolem--dwa przypadki.

ABSTRACT

In this paper the case of intoxication in two women (19-year-old and 23-year-old), who in suicide attempts ingested at the same time different doses of nifedipine and acebutol. In 23-year-old woman 4 hours post ingestion cardiorespiratory arrest was stated. Resuscitation procedures were ineffective, she died. Acebutol concentration in postmortem blood was 24.1 mg/l and nifedipine-1.8 mg/l. The second one (19-year-old) was treated successfully, only mild cardiac disturbances were observed. Acebutol concentration in blood was 1.8 mg/l, nifedipine was not stated.