Management of the Cyanide-Poisoned Patient

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Koschel, Mary Jo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRITE; ANTIDOTE; CYANIDE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; SODIUM NITRITE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; THIOSULFATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFTERCARE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARKINSONISM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AFTERCARE; AMYL NITRITE; ANTIDOTES; CYANIDES; DECONTAMINATION; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; LIFE SUPPORT CARE; MALE; NURSE'S ROLE; PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS; POISONING; SODIUM NITRITE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; THIOSULFATES; TRIAGE;

EID: 33746027845     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2006.05.010     Document Type: Article

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