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Inhalants: Multimedia

Author: Timothy Kaufman, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Covenant Hospital, Saginaw Michigan
Coauthor(s): Edward C Jauch, MD, Faculty, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team, Associate Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine; Rhonda S Cadena, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
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Updated: Jul 9, 2007

Multimedia

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This young man was huffing green spray paint. Note the presence of the paint on his hands and face.

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This picture shows a close-up of the face of a young man who had been huffing green spray paint.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

sniffing, huffing, bagging, inhaling, solvents, aerosols, adhesives, fuels, dry-cleaning agents, tape-head cleaners, correction fluid, propellants, inhalant abuse, volatile chemicals, alkyl nitrites, aromatics, benzene, methylene chloride, inhalant intoxication, inhalant agents

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Timothy Kaufman, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Covenant Hospital, Saginaw Michigan
Timothy Kaufman, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Edward C Jauch, MD, Faculty, Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Stroke Team, Associate Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Edward C Jauch, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, National Stroke Association, Ohio State Medical Association, and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Rhonda S Cadena, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Rhonda S Cadena, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Emergency Physicians, American Medical Association, and Emergency Medicine Residents Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Jonathan S Rutchik, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California at San Francisco
Jonathan S Rutchik, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology and Association of American Physicians and Surgeons
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Richard J Caselli, MD, Professor, Department of Neurology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN; Chair, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic of Scottsdale
Richard J Caselli, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Association of Neuromuscular and Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Medical Association, American Neurological Association, and Sigma Xi
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CME Editor

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