Sodium fluoroacetate poisoning
J. R. Reigart, J. L. Brueggeman and J. E. Keil
We observed a case of poisoning with sodium fluoroacetate, and extremely
lethal rodenticide that has had relatively strict controls placed on its
use. The case was unusual in the very long time the rodenticide had been
present in the home, the mild nature of the poisoning, and the remarkably
delayed onset of serious central nervous system symptoms. It demonstrates
the need for even stronger controls on the use of sodium fluoroacetate.
