en مراقبت‌های ویژه کودکان Pediatric Intensivist Case & Review Case & Review <div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Introduction:</strong> Anesthetic medications are frequently used in medical procedures to prevent pain and undesired sensations. Local anesthetic agents are widely used in the form of ointment, gel, cream, drop or spray in minor surgical or in-house pain relieving procedures in children and adults.&nbsp;<br> <strong>Case Presentation:</strong> A 16-month-old boy ingested an unknown amount of lidocaine and became lethargic after about 15 minutes. After a while, he experienced a generalized tonic-clonic seizure and loss of consciousness. He needed a short course of intubation and mechanical ventilation. A short literature review was also performed on local anesthetic intoxication.<br> <strong>Conclusions:</strong> Safe-seeming local anesthetic agents can cause life-threatening complications, especially when used at home without enough medical knowledge or supervision.</div> Lidocaine, Poisoning, Children, Anesthetics 169 176 http://jpr.mazums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-23-9&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Afrouz Alipour 10031947532846006075 10031947532846006075 No Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Sara Shokooh Saremi 10031947532846006076 10031947532846006076 No Department of Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. Mohammad Reza Navaeifar dr.navaifar@gmail.com 10031947532846006077 10031947532846006077 Yes Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran