Gastrointestinal decontamination of the poisoned patient

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 176-186

  Greene, Spencer ^a   Harris, Cindy ^a   Singer, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal decontamination; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; IPECAC; LAXATIVE; SORBITOL;

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; BLOATING; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; GASTROINTESTINAL STERILIZATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; HYPERNATREMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOXIA; INTOXICATION; LARYNX SPASM; NAUSEA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PRESYNCOPE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH EMPTYING; STOMACH LAVAGE; STOMACH RUPTURE; VOMITING;

CATHARTICS; CHARCOAL; CHILD; DECONTAMINATION; GASTRIC EMPTYING; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; IPECAC; IRRIGATION; POISONING;

EID: 40949131416     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318166a092     Document Type: Review

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