Foreign body ingestions in the emergency department: Case reports and review of treatment

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 21-26

  Blaho, Kari E ^a   Merigian, Kevin S ^a   Winbery, Stephen L ^a   Park, Lynda J ^a   Cockrell, Mike ^a  

^a UT Medical Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign body ingestion; Prisoners; Razor blade; Razor blade ingestion

Indexed keywords

BENZATROPINE; BENZATROPINE MESILATE; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DIAZEPAM; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; DOCUSATE SODIUM; HALOPERIDOL; LITHIUM; PARACETAMOL; PAROXETINE; TIOTIXENE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE; WARFARIN;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMERGENCY WARD; FACTITIOUS DISEASE; FOREIGN BODY; HALLUCINATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRISONER; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRISONERS; TENNESSEE;

EID: 0031910889     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(97)00229-1     Document Type: Article

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