Emergency medical services' use of poison control centers for unintentional drug ingestions

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 911-914

  Bier, Scott A ^a   Borys, Douglas J ^b  

^a CARL R DARNALL ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; DRUG;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ACCIDENT; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; COST; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSIS; ECONOMICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST SAVINGS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS;

EID: 77957355168     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.05.015     Document Type: Article

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