TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2005//
TI  - Acute poisoning: understanding 90% of cases in a nutshell
JO  - Postgraduate medical journal
A1  - Jones, A. L.
A1  - Dargan, P. I.
A1  - Greene, S. L.
A1  - Greene, Shaun L
SP  - 204
EP  - 216
VL  - 81
IS  - 954
N2  - The acutely poisoned patient remains a common problem facing doctors working in acute medicine in the United Kingdom and worldwide. This review examines the initial management of the acutely poisoned patient. Aspects of general management are reviewed including immediate interventions, investigations, gastrointestinal decontamination techniques, use of antidotes, methods to increase poison elimination, and psychological assessment. More common and serious poisonings caused by paracetamol, salicylates, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, benzodiazepines, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and cocaine are discussed in detail. Specific aspects of common pediatric poisonings are reviewed.
LA  - 
SN  - 0032-5473
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2004.024794
ID  - ref1
ER  -