Pediatric Considerations in Chemical Exposures: Are We Prepared?

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 198-206

  Lynch, Elizabeth Lea ^a   Thomas, Tamara L ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical; Weapons of mass destruction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMYL NITRATE; ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CYANIDE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DIAZEPAM; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPHOSPHONOTHIOIC ACID S (2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHYL) O ETHYL ESTER; MUCOLYTIC AGENT; MUSTARD GAS; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE; SARIN; SODIUM NITRATE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; SOMAN; TABUN;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANIDE POISONING; DETOXIFICATION; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; NEWBORN; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TERRORISM;

CASE MANAGEMENT; CHEMICAL WARFARE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CYANIDES; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLOSIONS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRRITANTS; PEDIATRICS; POISONING; TERRORISM; TRIAGE;

EID: 1642264789     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000117931.65522.48     Document Type: Review

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