Emergency management of chemical weapons injuries

Journal of Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 61-68

  Anderson, Peter D ^a  

^a Pharmacotherapy Department   (United States)

Author keywords

CBRNE; chemical weapons; emergency preparedness; homeland security; toxicology

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AMYL NITRATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ARSINE DERIVATIVE; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BLOOD AGENT; CALAMINE; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; CHOKING AGENT; COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; HOMATROPINE; HYDROFLUORIC ACID; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; INCAPACITATING AGENT; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; MIDAZOLAM; NERVE AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PRALIDOXIME; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; RIOT CONTROL AGENT; SARIN; SODIUM NITRITE; SODIUM THIOSULFATE; STEROID; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; TROPICAMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; VESICANT AGENT;

ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTICHOLINERGIC SYNDROME; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW SUPPRESSION; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DNA DAMAGE; DRUG BINDING; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG MECHANISM; EDEMA; EMERGENCY CARE; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHEMA; EYE PAIN; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; INTUBATION; LUNG EDEMA; MUSCLE TWITCH; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PARALYSIS; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PULSE OXIMETRY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REPEATED DRUG DOSE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; REVIEW; SEIZURE; TACHYCARDIA; TERRORISM; URTICARIA;

EID: 84859538277     PISSN: 08971900     EISSN: 15311937     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0897190011420677     Document Type: Review

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