Research Article | Open Access
Volume 2024 - 1 | Article ID 255 | http://dx.doi.org/10.51521/JMTCCR.2024.11103
Academic Editor: John Bose
Dr. Wala
Osama Sati, Dr. M Nour Chabalout,
Dr. Salma Hayder Tarfa, Dr. Waleed Awad Salem, Dr. Tarek Ahmed Alrefi
Dr. Wala Osama Sati, Emergency
Physician, Medical Toxicology Fellow Hamad Medical Corporation, Emergency Medicine;
Email: walasati9@gmail.com
Dr. M Nour Chabalout, Hamad Medical
Corporation, Emergency
Medicine
Dr. Salma Hayder
Tarfa, Emergency physician, Medical toxicology fellow Hamad Medical
Corporation, Emergency Department
Dr. Waleed Awad Salem,
Hamad Medical Corporation, Emergency Medicine, Medical Toxicology
Dr. Tarek
Ahmed Alrefi, Hamad Medical
Corporation, Emergency Department, Medical Toxicology
Emergency Medicine Department, Hamad General Hospital, P.O.Box: 3050, Doha, Qatar. Tel:(+974) 44395777; E-mail: nesmaak@hamad.qa
Corresponding Author: Dr. Wala Osama Sati, Emergency Physician, Medical Toxicology Fellow Hamad Medical Corporation, Emergency Medicine.
Citation: Dr. Wala Osama Sati, Dr. Salma Hayder Tarfa, Dr. Waleed Awad Salem, Dr. Tarek Ahmed Alrefi (2024). Acetamiprid Poisoning: A Case Report of Self- Poisoning with an Acetamiprid-Containing Insecticide. J Med Toxicol Clin Case Rep, 1(1),1-4.
Copyright: © 2024; Dr. Wala Osama Sati, et al., This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract:
Insecticides play an important role in controlling as well as in preventing the transmission of insect-borne diseases.
However, insecticides exposure can result in
harmful off-target effects. Over
the past few decades, numerous classes of insecticides have been introduced. Neonicotinoids means “new nicotine-like
insecticide”, were developed to
replace older and more harmful insecticides. Acetamiprid is a new-generation chloronicotinyl insecticide target nicotinic
acetylcholine receptors. The majority
of studies have endorsed the use of neonicotinoids as a safer alternative to other
insecticides. However,
a few studies have associated neonicotinoid exposure in mammals with adverse reproductive and developmental outcomes, such as embryo
death, premature birth, reduced pregnancy rates, impaired sperm function, decreased offspring weight, and stillbirth.
Understanding the risks
across these classes
is crucial for developing safer
strategies. Here, we present
a case report of a 32-year-old male who self-poisoned with an acetamiprid- containing insecticide. Upon presentation, he exhibited abnormal vital signs, which ultimately
led to cardiac arrest despite
resuscitation efforts. Treatment involved supportive measures with intravenous
fluids and vasopressors, administering atropine and performing endotracheal
intubation. After four days, the patient showed signs of improvement, eventually
being successfully extubated, and discharged 13 days later
in stable condition.
Keywords: Acetamiprid Poisoning, Tachycardia, Acetamiprid, Chest XR
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