Measuring plasma paracetamol concentrations in all patients with drug overdoses; Development of a clinical decision rule and clinicians willingness to use it

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 408-411

  Hartington, Katharine ^a   Hartley, Joanna ^a   Clancy, Mike ^b  

^a QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIDOTE; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PHYSICIAN; RISK FACTOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036713975     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.19.5.408     Document Type: Article

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