Poison hemlock-induced respiratory failure in a toddler

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 761-763

  West, Patrick L ^a,b   Horowitz, B Zane ^a,b   Montanaro, Marc T ^a   Lindsay, James N ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Legacy Emmanuel Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Conium maculatum; Plant; Poison hemlock; Respiratory failure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CONIINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONIUM; DISEASE COURSE; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; TODDLER;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONIUM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EATING; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT POISONING; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 73349120258     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181bec925     Document Type: Article

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