The emergency care of cocaine intoxications

Netherlands Journal of Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 122-126

  Vroegop, M P ^a   Franssen, E J ^b   van der Voort, P H J ^b   van den Berg, T N A ^b   Langeweg, R J ^b   Kramers, C ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Onze Lieve Vrouw Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Cocaine intoxication; Emergency room

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; DIAZEPAM; FLUMAZENIL; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HEMOGLOBIN; LABETALOL; LEVOMEPROMAZINE; LOPERAMIDE; METOPROLOL; MIRTAZAPINE; NALOXONE; NALTREXONE; OXAZEPAM; PANTOPRAZOLE; RECREATIONAL DRUG; TROPONIN I;

ADULT; AGITATION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ANGINA PECTORIS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN HYPOXIA; CASE REPORT; COCAINE INTOXICATION; COMA; DUODENUM ULCER; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART RATE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTHERMIA; INTOXICATION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MYDRIASIS; OXYGEN THERAPY; RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS; REVIEW; SINUS RHYTHM; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SORE THROAT; ST SEGMENT DEPRESSION; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; URINALYSIS; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65349165867     PISSN: 03002977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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