Crack cocaine ingestion with prolonged toxicity requiring electrical pacing

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 653-657

  Tanen, D A ^a   Graeme, K A ^a   Curry, S C ^a  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; EPILEPTIC STATE; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MALE;

ADULT; ARRHYTHMIA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; STATUS EPILEPTICUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033658532     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102016     Document Type: Article

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