Characteristics of pediatric admissions for cyclic antidepressant poisoning [4]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 495-496

  Farrar, H C ^a   James, L P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; AMOXAPINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRAZODONE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INTOXICATION; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEIZURE;

EID: 0032858352     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(99)90260-7     Document Type: Letter

References (8)

1. J Pearn J Nixon A Ansford Accidental poisoning in childhood: Five year urban population study with 15 year analysis of fatality Br Med J 288 1984 44 46
2. D Jacobsen PS Frederichsen KM Knutsen A prospective study of 1212 cases of acute poisoning: General epidemiology Human Toxicol 3 1984 93 106
3. A Henderson M Wright SM Pond Experience with 732 acute overdose patients admitted to an intensive care unit over six years Med J Aust 158 1993 28 30
4. LP James GL Kearns Cyclic antidepressant toxicity in children and adolescents J Clin Pharmacol 35 1995 343 350
5. AT Proudfoot J Park Changing pattern of drugs used for self-poisoning Br Med J 1 1978 90 93
6. M Bialas C Ryles A Hutchings Trends in antidepressant poisoning 1989–1994 J Toxicol Clin Toxicol 35 1997 499 (abstr)
7. TL Litovitz M Smilkstein L Felberg 1996 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System Am J Emerg Med 15 1997 447 492
8. MH Nichols WD King LP James Clonidine poisoning in Jefferson County, Alabama Ann Emerg Med 29 1997 511 517