title: Gastric lavage in accident and emergency.
abstract: There are few specific treatments available to neutralise the effect of ingested toxic agents. For most overdose patients presenting to accident and emergency (A&E) departments, therefore, the aim of treatment is to limit the systemic absorption of the drug or drugs taken. Gastric lavage is a traditional intervention for managing overdose patients in A&E and the author outline how this procedure may be performed.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paynter
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies / Q000451:nursing*; D005751:Gastric Lavage / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans