Marked hypocalcemia and ventricular fibrillation in two pediatric patients exposed to a fluoride-containing wheel cleaner

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 713-718

  Klasner, A E ^a   Scalzo, A J ^a   Blume, C ^a   Johnson, P ^a   Thompson, M W ^a  

^a Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; FLUORIDE; LIDOCAINE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; FLUOROSIS; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOMAGNESEMIA; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE TIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029807864     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(96)70097-5     Document Type: Article

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