Rescue of the limb after accidental injection of diazepam into femoral artery

Am J Emerg Med. 2014 Sep;32(9):1149.e5-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.026. Epub 2014 Feb 24.

Authors

Christian Hohenstein¹, Steffen Herdtle², Matthias Hoyme³, Alexander Lauten³, Tanja Chaudhary²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany. Electronic address: Christian.hohenstein@med.uni-jena.de.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.
³ Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany.

PMID: 24666746
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2014.02.026

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diazepam / adverse effects*
Femoral Artery*
Humans
Hypnotics and Sedatives / adverse effects*
Injections, Intra-Arterial / adverse effects
Ischemia / chemically induced*
Leg / blood supply*
Male
Substance Abuse, Intravenous / complications*

Substances

Hypnotics and Sedatives
Diazepam