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In the kingdom of "tortelli" (ravioli-like pasta) plant poisoning is still a threat. A case report of near-fatal poisoning from Digitalis Purpurea accidentally confused with Borago Officinalis.

@article{Bonfanti2017InTK,
  title={In the kingdom of "tortelli" (ravioli-like pasta) plant poisoning is still a threat. A case report of near-fatal poisoning from Digitalis Purpurea accidentally confused with Borago Officinalis.},
  author={L. Bonfanti and G. Lippi and Irene Ciullo and Fiorenza Robuschi and R. Aloe and Sara Tarasconi and Riccardo Vassallo and G. Cervellin},
  journal={Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis},
  year={2017},
  volume={87 3},
  pages={
          353-357
        }
}

• L. Bonfanti, G. Lippi, +5 authors G. Cervellin
• Published 2017
• Medicine
• Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis

A 58 years healthy old woman was admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) with cardiac arrest due to ventricular fibrillation (VF). Appropriate cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), multiple DC shocks and oro-tracheal intubation (OTI) were effective to induce recovery of spontaneous circulation (ROSC). After ROSC was achieved, the electrocardiogram (ECG) showed an idio-ventricular rhythm with atrioventricular dissociation. A transcutaneous pacing was hence applied and the patient was… Expand

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