Recovery from Ultra-High Dose Organophosphate Poisoning After "in-the-Field" Antidote Treatment: Potential Lessons for Civil Defense

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-282

  Schrickel, Jan Wilko ^a   Lewalter, Thorsten ^a   Lüderitz, Berndt ^a   Nickenig, Georg ^a   Klehr, Hans Ulrich ^a   Rabe, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

antidote; organophosphates; oxime; oxydemeton methyl; poisoning

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; ATROPINE; BICARBONATE; CHOLINESTERASE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NORADRENALIN; OBIDOXIME; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; OXYDEMETON METHYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH LAVAGE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEATING; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE REACTIVATORS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; GASTRIC LAVAGE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; OBIDOXIME CHLORIDE; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; POLYNEUROPATHIES;

EID: 70349108857     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.006     Document Type: Article

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