Use of single-dose activated charcoal among Canadian pediatric emergency physicians

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 724-728

  Reid, Sarah M ^a   Neto, Gina M ^a   Clifford, Tammy J ^a,b   Randhawa, Navdeep ^a   Plint, Amy ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated charcoal; Gastric decontamination; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON;

ADOLESCENT; ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PHYSICIAN; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADOLESCENT; ANTIDOTES; CANADA; CHARCOAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIGOXIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; IRON COMPOUNDS; LORAZEPAM; MALE; PAROXETINE; POISONING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750272416     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000236829.31571.a6     Document Type: Article

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