Two Adult Cases of Acute Tobacco Poisoning / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

Two adult cases of acute tobacco poisoning are reported. Some adult cases occur from intentional ingestion of tobacco, so they give severer indications of poisoning than infant cases which are usually accidental. One person (case 1), who seemed to have taken a nearly fatal dose of tobacco (nicotine) under unfavorable conditions, was carried into hospital some hours after ingestion, but recovered nicely without inducing vomiting and gastric lavege. It was suspected that the tolerance for nicotine and the degree of nicotinic elution might affect his course. Another person (case 2), who had swallowed a large amount of tobacco, also did well. It was supposed that immediate initial treatment was one of the causes for good progress.