RT Book, Section
A1 Wax, Paul M.
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1163006718
T1 Historical Principles and Perspectives
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163006718
RD 2024/04/20
AB The  term  poison  first  appeared  in  the  English  literature  around  1225  A.D.  to  describe  a  potion  or  draught  that  was  prepared  with  deadly  ingredients.8,155  The  history  of  poisons  and  poisoning,  however,  dates  back  thousands  of  years.  Throughout  the  millennia,  poisons  have  played  an  important  role  in  human  history—from  political  assassination  in  Roman  times,  to  weapons  of  war,  to  contemporary  environmental  concerns,  and  to  weapons  of  terrorism.