A fatal case of gun blue ingestion in a toddler

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 96-98

  Quadrani, Debra A ^c   Spiller, Henry A ^a   Steinhorn, David ^b  

^a KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

^b Western New York Respiratory Research Center   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SELENIOUS ACID; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INTOXICATION; MALE; MENTAL DETERIORATION; RESUSCITATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFANT; LUNG; MALE; OXIMETRY; SELENIOUS ACID; SELENIUM; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION;

EID: 0034023041     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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