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Advances in poison management
1Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington 06030-5380, USA.
Clinical Chemistry
|August 1, 1996
Abstract:
This article advances the most current concepts in the management of poisoned patients including the use of ipecac, lavage, activated charcoal, whole-bowel irrigation, and specific antidotes. The benefits vs the risks of each of these procedures are reviewed.