Cardiac arrest in an explosives factory worker due to withdrawal from nitroglycerin exposure

American Journal of Industrial Medicine
A Ben-David

Abstract

A 34-year-old munitions worker suffered an unexplained cardiac arrest on a Sunday morning. In retrospect, the cardiac arrest as well as previous complaints of chest pains during weekends fit the syndrome of withdrawal from occupational exposure to nitroglycerin.

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Mar 6, 2008·International Journal of Epidemiology·Dave McGeogheganSteve Whaley
Apr 7, 2005·Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology & Physiology·Elizabeth A KellyJohn D Horowitz

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