Self-poisoning with metaldehyde

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 381-382

  Bleakley, C ^a   Ferrie, E ^a   Collum, N ^a   Burke, L ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; BENZATROPINE; BICARBONATE; LORAZEPAM; METALDEHYDE;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISORDERS OF ACID BASE BALANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; HEMODYNAMICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF POISONING; SHORT TERM MEMORY; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

ACETALDEHYDE; ADULT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 45149088557     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2007.057414     Document Type: Article

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