Summary
Superwarfarin rodenticide intoxication in adults: an update on bromadiolone, brodifacoum, and difethialone
Iglesias Lepine ML , Epelde Gonzalo F, Casañas Ferrer F, Gené Tous E
Affiliation of the authors
Servicio de Urgencias, Hospital de Sabadell, Corporació Sanitària i Universitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Medicina Legal (UAB), Barcelona, Spain. CIBERehd, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Barcelona, Spain.
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Iglesias Lepine ML , Epelde Gonzalo F, Casañas Ferrer F, Gené Tous E. Superwarfarin rodenticide intoxication in adults: an update on bromadiolone, brodifacoum, and difethialone. Emergencias. 2013;25:201-3
Summary
We report 3 cases in which adults used a superwarfarin rodenticide (bromadiolone,
brodifacoum, or difethialone) to attempt suicide. No patient developed coagulation
abnormalities or significant clinical problems, and all were dischanged alive from the
emergency department (2 to home, 1 to a psychiatric facility). An updated action plan
based on case reports published in the last 10 years is also provided.