Be Aware of Critical Drugs in Emergency Departments: An Extreme Iatrogenic Insulin Overdose via Subcutaneous and Intramuscular Routes

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ÇOŞKUN F., VURAL S., Eroglu O., Comertpay E., Durmaz S. A.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.12, sa.2, ss.37-40, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.33706/jemcr.834296
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.37-40
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: insulin, overdose, misadministration, critical drugs, emergency department, medication error, MEDICATION ERRORS
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Insulin is a highly used parenteral medication in emergency departments. Although most severe insulin overdoses occur as suicide attempts, medication errors can be the reason. We aimed to highlight the potential medication errors in emergency departments due to the poor control of critical drugs like insulin and the similarities between the brand names of drugs, as we experienced during this case.