Abstract
Two cases of organophosphorus poisoning are reported. Both were treated with a combination of atropine and glycopyrrolate as well as benzodiazepine and pralidoxime. The advantages of glycopyrrolate over atropine are discussed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Atropine / therapeutic use*
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Diazepam / therapeutic use
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Drug Therapy, Combination
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Glycopyrrolate / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Insecticides / poisoning
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Male
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Midazolam / therapeutic use
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Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced
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Nervous System Diseases / physiopathology
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Organophosphate Poisoning*
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Organothiophosphorus Compounds / poisoning
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Phosmet / poisoning
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Pralidoxime Compounds / therapeutic use
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Pyrrolidines / therapeutic use*
Substances
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Insecticides
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Organothiophosphorus Compounds
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Pralidoxime Compounds
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Pyrrolidines
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isofenphos
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Atropine
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Diazepam
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Midazolam
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Glycopyrrolate
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Phosmet