Poisoning in children 2: Painkillers

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 397-399

  Riordan, M ^a   Rylance, G ^b   Berry, K ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ROYAL VICTORIA INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATENOLOL; ATROPINE; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BICARBONATE; BUPRENORPHINE; DEXTROPROPOXYPHENE; DIAZEPAM; DICLOFENAC; IBUPROFEN; INOTROPIC AGENT; KAOLIN; MEFENAMIC ACID; MORPHINE; NALOXONE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OPIATE ANTAGONIST; PARACETAMOL; PENTAZOCINE; PHENYLBUTAZONE; PHENYTOIN; SALICYLIC ACID;

BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVULSION; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DIURESIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; DYSPHORIA; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FLUID THERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TOXICITY; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; POISON CENTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYCARDIA; TINNITUS; VERTIGO; VISUAL DISORDER;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ASPIRIN; CHILD; HUMANS; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NARCOTICS; POISONING;

EID: 0036829364     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.5.397     Document Type: Conference Paper

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