The availability of toxicological analyses for poisoned patients in Ireland

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-379

  Cassidy, Nicola ^a   Herbert, John X ^a   Tracey, Joseph A ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Analytical; Emergency department; Overdose; Quantitative analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARBAMAZEPINE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; DIGOXIN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IRON; LITHIUM; METHANOL; METHEMOGLOBIN; PARACETAMOL; PARAQUAT; PHENOBARBITAL; SALICYLIC ACID; THEOPHYLLINE; VALPROIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL LABORATORY; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; IRELAND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOXICOLOGY;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; IRELAND; LABORATORIES, HOSPITAL; POISONING; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952898194     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563651003772938     Document Type: Article

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