Evaluation and management of common childhood poisonings

American Family Physician

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 397-403

  McGregor, Tamara ^a   Parkar, Mehjabin ^b   Rao, Shobha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Fort Bend Family Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALCOHOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; CARDIOVASCULAR AGENT; CAUSTIC AGENT; COSMETIC; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; ELECTROLYTE; FOOD ADDITIVE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; GLUCOSE; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; HORMONE DERIVATIVE; HYDROCARBON; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE; IPECAC; MINERAL; NALOXONE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE DERIVATIVE; ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; PESTICIDE; RECOMBINANT GLUCAGON; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; ANTIDOTE; CHARCOAL;

AIRWAY; ALKALINIZATION; BREATHING; CHILDHOOD; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOREIGN BODY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INTESTINE LAVAGE; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; POISON CENTER; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; STOMACH LAVAGE; WERNICKE ENCEPHALOPATHY; ARTICLE; CHILD; HOME ACCIDENT; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HUMANS; INFANT; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING;

EID: 64249170998     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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