The impact of nationally distributed guidelines on the management of paracetamol poisoning in accident and emergency departments

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-17

  Bialas, M C ^a   Evans, R J ^b   Hutchings, A D ^a   Alldridge, G ^a   Routledge, P A ^a,c  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Cardiff Royal Infirmary   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Paracetamol; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIDOTE; METHIONINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER INJURY; NAUSEA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRURITUS; RASH; TIME; URTICARIA;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; POISONING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WALES;

EID: 0031953797     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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