Methamphetamine Exposure Presenting as Caustic Ingestions in Children

Annals of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 341-343

  Farst, Karen ^a   Duncan, Jay M ^b   Moss, Michele ^b   Ray, Richard M ^c   Kokoska, Evan ^d   James, Laura P ^e  

^a Section of Children at Risk (Farst)

^b Section of Critical Care Medicine (Duncan Moss)   (Norway)

^c Nose and Throat Surgery (Ray)

^d Department of Surgery ^*

^e ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; CAUSTIC AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; METHAMPHETAMINE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ESOPHAGITIS; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; EXPOSURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASTROSCOPY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROLARYNGOSCOPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CAUSTICS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; OROPHARYNX; PEDIATRICS; POISONING; SULFURIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847073753     PISSN: 01960644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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