Massive OxyContin ingestion refractory to naloxone therapy

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 425-428

  Schneir, Aaron B ^a,b   Vadeboncoeur, Tyler F ^a   Offerman, Steven R ^a,b   Barry, James D ^a,b   Ly, Binh T ^a,b   Williams, Saralyn R ^a,b   Clark, Richard F ^a,b  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b California Poison Control System San Diego Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANALGESIC AGENT; NALOXONE; OXYCODONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FORMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOVENTILATION; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; MENTAL DETERIORATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036784129     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0644(02)00065-3     Document Type: Article

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