Ciritical care requirements after mass toxic agent release

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Baker, David J ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

Critical care; Pathophysiology; Toxic agents

Indexed keywords

1 (4 CARBAMOYLPYRIDINIO) 1' (2 HYDROXYIMINOMETHYLPYRIDINIO)DIMETHYL ETHER; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYANIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; MUSTARD GAS; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTOXIN; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PHENCYCLIDINE; PHOSGENE; PRALIDOXIME; RICIN; SAXITOXIN; SODIUM NITRITE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; STEROID;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTOXICATION; LUNG EDEMA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DANGEROUS GOODS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; INJURY; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; POISONING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRAUMA, NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 12244267984     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000151069.06678.A5     Document Type: Review

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