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Open Access 01-09-2008 | Clinical image
Malpositioning of a nasogastric tube: a pitfall in the emergency department
Published in: International Journal of Emergency Medicine | Issue 3/2008
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A 57-year-old man had a past history of diabetes mellitus controlled by oral hypoglycaemic agents. He was brought into the emergency department one day by paramedics after ingesting over 200 ml of synthetic pyrethroid insecticide (alpha-cypermethrin). The patient was vomiting and agitated; therefore, a nasogastric tube was immediately inserted in order to perform gastric lavage. Routine chest X-ray was also done before admission (Fig. 1).
Fig. 1
Chest X-ray revealed nasogastric tube inserted into right main stem bronchus
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