Poisoning in children 5: Rare and dangerous poisons

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 407-410

  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

2 PROPANOL; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ACARBOSE; ACTIVATED CARBON; AMIODARONE; AMYL NITRITE; ATROPINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CARBON MONOXIDE; COCAINE; CYANIDE; DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GLUCOSE; ISONIAZID; LIDOCAINE; LYSERGIDE; METFORMIN; METHANOL; NICOTINE; OCTREOTIDE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PHENYTOIN; PRALIDOXIME; REPAGLINIDE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTHRALGIA; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; BRADYCARDIA; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYANIDE POISONING; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; HEADACHE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INSECT CONTROL; INTOXICATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASODILATATION; VOMITING;

2-PROPANOL; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; CHILD; COCAINE; CYANIDES; DIGOXIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSECTICIDES; ISONIAZID; LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE; METHANOL; N-METHYL-3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYAMPHETAMINE; NICOTINE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; POISONING;

EID: 0036830021     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.5.407     Document Type: Conference Paper

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