title: Activated charcoal may not be necessary in all oral overdoses of medication.
authors.affiliation: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Athens, Greece; Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Orfanidou
authors.affiliation: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Athens, Greece; Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: thanoschalkias@yahoo.gr.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chalkias
authors.affiliation: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Koutsovasilis
authors.affiliation: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Loizos
authors.affiliation: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation", Athens, Greece; Hellenic Society of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Theodoros
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Xanthos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal