Oral C-4 plastic explosive in humans - A case series

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 454-457

  Davies, James O J ^a   Roberts, Darren M ^a,b   Hittarage, Ariyasena ^a   Buckley, Nick A ^b  

^a Anuradhapura General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abuse; C 4; Convulsions; Explosive; Oral; Poisoning; RDX; Seizures

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BENZODIAZEPINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIAZEPAM; EXPLOSIVE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGITATION; ANAMNESIS; ARMY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; EXPOSURE; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; MOUTH MUCOSA; NAUSEA; PATIENT CARE; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SEIZURE; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SRI LANKA; SURVIVAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; CREATINE KINASE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHOSPHATES; SEIZURES; SRI LANKA; TRIAZINES;

EID: 34248570230     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650601118044     Document Type: Article

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