Internet Suicide Guidelines: Report of a Life-Threatening Poisoning Using Tobacco Extract

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 610-613

  Schneider, Serge ^a   Diederich, Nico ^b   Appenzeller, Brice ^c   Schartz, Anne ^b   Lorang, Christiane ^b   Wennig, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^c LABORATOIRE NATIONAL DE SANTÉ   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

cotinine; Internet suicide guidelines; nicotine; suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CEFTRIAXONE; DIAZEPAM; OXYGEN; PLANT EXTRACT; TOBACCO EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; EMERGENCY WARD; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERSALIVATION; HYPOTHERMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNET; INTOXICATION; MALE; MYOCLONUS SEIZURE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOSIS; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEPTIC SHOCK; SOMNOLENCE; SUICIDE; TABACOSIS; VOMITING;

EID: 77952543809     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.10.023     Document Type: Article

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