Secondary contamination in organophosphate poisoning: Analysis of an incident

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 75-80

  Stacey, R ^b   Morfey, D ^a   Payne, S ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTAMINATION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VOMITING;

EID: 1242319381     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hch020     Document Type: Article

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