Petrol octane booster and methaemoglobinaemia.

Cummings, M H; Day, S; Norton, S; Cook, G; Alexander, W D · J Intern Med · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We highlight the case of a 35-year-old male who suffered a respiratory arrest as a result of methaemoglobinaemia secondary to skin contamination and inhalation of petrol octane booster following a road traffic accident. It is important that petrol octane booster is stored safely in leak-proof containers and that suitable warnings are displayed to alert the user of potential toxicity.

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