TY - JOUR PY - 1984// TI - Ipecac use in the elderly: the unanswered question JO - Annals of emergency medicine A1 - Klein-Schwartz, Wendy A1 - Gorman, R. L. A1 - Oderda, G. M. A1 - Wedin, G. P. A1 - Saggar, D. SP - 1152 EP - 1154 VL - 13 IS - 12 N2 - An elderly patient experienced an intracerebral bleed temporally related to the administration of syrup of ipecac. The experience of the certified regional poison centers of the American Association of Poison Control Centers shows that this is an uncommon event. The use and safety of ipecac in the elderly has not been adequately addressed in the past. LA - SN - 0196-0644 UR - http://dx.doi.org/ ID - ref1 ER -