First-order alcohol elimination in severe alcohol intoxication in an adolescent: a case report

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 128.e5-128.e6

  Lamminpää, Anne ^a   Hoppu, Kalle ^b  

^a Division of Insurance   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ELECTROLYTE; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL METABOLISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; COMA; DIURESIS; FLUID BALANCE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXEMIA; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56749170477     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.04.012     Document Type: Article

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