title: Role of the emergency physician in treatment of the poisoned patient.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000931:Antidotes; D002606:Charcoal; D007486:Ipecac