A clinical decision rule for triage of children under 5 years of age with hydrocarbon (kerosene) aspiration in developing countries

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 222-229

  Bond, G R ^a,e   Pieche S ^b   Sonicki, Z ^c   Gamaluddin, H ^d   Guindi, M El ^d   Sakr, M ^d   Seddawy, A El ^d   Abouzaid, M ^d   Youssef, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^d Ain Shams University Hospital   (Egypt)

^e Emergency Medicine ML 2008 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Hydrocarbon; Kerosene; Pediatric; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; KEROSENE; SALBUTAMOL;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LETHARGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESTLESSNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHEEZING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD NUTRITION DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUSNESS; DATA COLLECTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EGYPT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KEROSENE; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 40849113092     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701801218     Document Type: Article

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