Small amounts of some drugs can be toxic to young children: One pill or one swallow can require aggressive treatment

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 290-293

  Muller, Allison A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDIARRHEAL AGENT; ATROPINE; ATROPINE PLUS DIPHENOXYLATE; BENZOCAINE; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CAMPHOR; CLONIDINE; COSMETIC; DILTIAZEM; FENTANYL; GLIPIZIDE; GLUCAGON; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; LINDANE; OCTREOTIDE; PETHIDINE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINIDINE; QUININE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; SULFONYLUREA DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG;

AGE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INFUSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INGESTION; MALE; PILL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; TABLET; VOMITING;

EID: 0037741464     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/men.2003.82     Document Type: Article

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