Are one or two dangerous? Clonidine and topical imidazolines exposure in toddlers

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-302

  Eddy, Orin ^a   Howell, John M ^a   Love, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clonidine; Overdose; Pediatrics; Topical imidazolines; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ATROPINE; CATAPRESS TTS; CLONIDINE; DOPAMINE; HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR; IMIDAZOLINE DERIVATIVE; NALOXONE; NAPHAZOLINE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYMETAZOLINE; TETRYZOLINE; XYLOMETAZOLINE;

APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INGESTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MIOSIS; MORBIDITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PALLOR; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; TABLET;

EID: 0142247324     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(03)00206-3     Document Type: Article

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