Should naloxone be prescribed in the ED management of patients with cardiac arrest? A case report and review of literature

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113.e5-113.e8

  Martins, Herlon Saraiva ^a   Silva, Roberta Vasconcelos ^a   Bugano, Diogo ^a   Santana, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz ^a   Brandão Neto, Rodrigo Antônio ^a   Giannini, Fábio Poianas ^a   Scalabrini Neto, Augusto ^a   Velasco, Irineu Tadeu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; METHADONE; NALOXONE; OPIATE;

ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANOSIS; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; EMERGENCY CARE; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESUSCITATION; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 36849046250     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.06.029     Document Type: Article

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