Military implications of atropine hypersensitivity

Military Medicine

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 389-391

  Hague, Jenifer D ^a   Derr, Jeffrey J ^b  

^a Marine Air Control Group 28   (United States)

^b Marine Air Control Group 28   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; NEOSTIGMINE; PHYSOSTIGMINE; SCOPOLAMINE BROMIDE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPERPNEA; MALE; MYDRIASIS; TACHYCARDIA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATROPINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL TAGS; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UKRAINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242688011     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.169.5.389     Document Type: Article

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