Emergency department use of flumazenil prior to poison center consultation

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 245-247

  Burda, Tony ^a   Lelkin, Jerrold B ^a   Flschbein, Connle ^b   Woods, Kenneth ^b   Steve Aks, D O ^c  

^a Rush Poison Control Center   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUMAZENIL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSULTATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VERTIGO;

ANTIDOTES; BENZODIAZEPINES; FLUMAZENIL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PYRIDINES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1842327392     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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