title: Just say no: gastric aspiration and lavage rarely provide benefit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Maricopa Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Abbe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pitera
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sarko
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005751:Gastric Lavage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration