Role of the emergency physician in treatment of the poisoned patient.
Toxicology is part of the core knowledge necessary for the practice of emergency medicine. The basic principles outlined in this article include initial emergency department treatment; prehospital management; the special problems of ocular and cutaneous exposures and inhaled toxins; the definitive treatment of ingested toxins; and the indications for discharge from the emergency department.
D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000628:therapy; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000628:therapy; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003956:Dialysis; D004630:Emergencies; D005126:Eye Burns / Q000628:therapy; D005392:First Aid; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006464:Hemoperfusion; D006801:Humans; D007486:Ipecac / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010808:Physical Examination; D011041:Poisoning / Q000628:therapy*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation
D000931:Antidotes; D002606:Charcoal; D007486:Ipecac