ABC of poisoning. Eliminating poisons.

ABC of Poisoning ALLISTER VALE TIM MEREDITH BRENDAN BUCKLEY ELIMINATING POISONS

Most poisoned patients recover with little more than nursing care, though about 10% will need intensive support to maintain vital functions. Infewer than5% ofcases, however, are methods to increasepoison elimination either feasible or appropriate. Such techniques should as far as possible be undertaken only by those experienced in their use. Moreover, these methods are of little value in patien...

ABC of child abuse. Poisoning.

The ABC of Clinical Genetics will continue next week. The seventh article in this series will appear on 10 June. Accidental poisoning is very common; nonaccidental poisoning is uncommon but more serious. Accidental poisoning commonly occurs in toddlers aged 2 to 4 who explore the world with their mouth and try out any medicines, tablets, or other liquids that they find. The parent finds the 3 y...

Poisoning in children 5: rare and dangerous poisons.

[Analysis of characteristics of acute poisoning caused by various poisons in Guangxi, China].

OBJECTIVE To investigate the characteristics of acute poisonings caused by various poisons in Guangxi, China. METHODS A retrospective investigation was performed in 5859 cases of acute poisonings who were admitted to 63 hospitals in 11 cities, as well as 531 types of poisons involved. The poisons were categorized into 6 groups; each group of cases was stratified by the rural or urban settings...

Evaluation of Rodenticide Poisoning Distribution Based on Demographic Characteristic, Poisons, Causes of Intoxication, Duration of Hospitalization and Mortality Rate

Introduction: Due to dissimilarities in the availability of poisons in different areas and lack of enough control over the purchase and sale of some dangerous rodenticides, it is prudent to establish the distribution of rodenticide poisoning in each region. Therefore, this study was performed to evaluate the demographic factors, types of poisons, duration of hospitalization and mortality of pat...