Gastrointestinal decontamination in paediatric exploratory ingestions

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 115, Issue 1155, 2002, Pages 260-262

  Dillon, Claire ^a   Gee, Paul ^b  

^a Emergency Medicine Registrar

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; IPECAC; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OIL; PARACETAMOL; PLANT EXTRACT; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; CHARCOAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECONTAMINATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IPECAC; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLANT POISONING; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0037036013     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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