Sudden drooling and supine gagging: An important emergency?

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 255-256

  Claes, Petra ^a   Devue, Katleen ^a   Beckers, Rudi ^a   Delooz, Herman H ^a   Corne, Luc F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Angioedema; Epinephrine; Keywords; Quincke; Upper airway obstruction; Uvular oedema

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; PALATE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUPINE POSITION; TIME;

ADULT; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPINEPHRINE; GAGGING; HUMANS; MALE; SIALORRHEA; SUPINE POSITION; TIME FACTORS; UVULA;

EID: 33644842297     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: 14735695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063110-200510000-00013     Document Type: Article

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