Home Syrup of Ipecac Use Does Not Reduce Emergency Department Use or Improve Outcome

Pediatrics

Volumn 112, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1061-1064

  Bond, G Randall ^a,b  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Emergency Medicine ML 2008 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Decontamination; Ingestion; Ipecac; Poison center; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

IPECAC;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG USE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IPECAC; MALE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SELF MEDICATION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0242363712     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.112.5.1061     Document Type: Article

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