Peter Hultén

Toxicology and Poisons. Beer brewing and enjoying great beers. Pharmacist and EAPCCT enthusiast.

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So finally it is here, our English version of the Annual Report for 2022. https://t.co/s57gBLvjcF

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Annual report: The worrying trend of increasing numbers of self-harm incidents among adolescent girls continued and also seen among adult women. Hospital cases re laughing gas abuse reached record high (n=150). An English version will be with you, in a tweet, in the near future.

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Check it out – our 2022 annual report (in Swedish) is here: For the first time our total number of calls passed the 100 000 line. Calls from health care persist to increase (10%). Paracetamol inquiries continue to dominate and increased by 18 %. https://t.co/e0mdCgSCfj

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Film published today (in Swedish) due to increasing number of cases with carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings after using different heat sources indoors.

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Interesting read: Multiorgan failure after ingestion of acetic acid (Letter to the editor in Clinical Toxicology). Probable direct systemic toxicity leading to severe vasodilation. https://t.co/ITHRGX1QgI

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Poisons centre warning - alarming trend in recent years; The number of severe cases in children ingesting drain cleaners has increased. Keep drain cleaners out of reach of children! In Swedish: https://t.co/tINhHTJV7c

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Need of increased prehospital care knowledge in relation to electrical vehicle fires in lithium-ion batteries. A film in Swedish about risks with emission of hydrofluoric acid (HF) gas, HF mechanisms and summary of today’s knowledge regarding HF toxicity. https://t.co/LvDcmXq8WL

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Burgers on the grill...

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Preparation for pizza... 😋

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And finally, thank you @naturespoisons for inspiring this tweedthread!

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Our middle symbol is Sigyn, the woman holding the basin. Like her, we will do our very best to protect anyone and everyone from anything poisonous (or venomous).

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Lokes punishment for the murder? Being tied down to a cliff with a serpent hanging above him, dripping its venom onto his face.
Sigyn, Lokes wife, stood by him. She protected him by collecting the venom in a basin before it hurt Loke. https://t.co/k6dAyEu3aK

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But as Loke (portayed by @Twhiddlestone in Marvel Universe) discovered, she didn’t ask the mistletoe, from which Loke procured an arrowhead.
With this arrowhead Loke arranged for Balders death….

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According to Norse mythology, Balder a god loved by all, had prophetic dreams of being murdered. In order to protect him, his mother Frigga travelled all over earth asking everyone and everything swear not to harm Balder.

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If you look at our logo you can see the Rod of Asclepius and the Bowl of Hygieia representing the physicians and pharmacists working at the poisons centre.
But what about the middle figure? Mercury? Alchemy? A she-devil for our administrative staff?

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While illicit amphetamine is a racemic mixture, only medications based on dexamphetamines are avaliable for medical purposes (ADHD) in Sweden. Chermá et al. from National Board of Forensic Medicine presents an interpretation of chiral amphetamine analyses.

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We proudly and with great pleasure recommend this paper on the mechanism behind non cardiogenic pulmonary oedema in amlodipine poisoning, from our colleauges Drs Nordmark-Grass & Lindeman.

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Dragon’s breath and liquid nitrogen cocktails. This dangerous trend have reached Sweden. Risk of severe frostbite from liquid nitrogen and if swallowed gastro-intestinal damage due to the expansion of nitrogen gas, https://t.co/3pvvBWSf90