RT Book, Section
A1 Hoffman, Robert J.
A1 Punja, Mohan
A2 Farcy, David A.
A2 Chiu, William C.
A2 Flaxman, Alex
A2 Marshall, John P.
SR Print(0)
ID 55814729
T1 Chapter 40. Approach to Poisoning
T2 Critical Care Emergency Medicine
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-162824-2
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55814729
RD 2024/04/18
AB Patients  with  poison  exposure  and  toxicity  may  present  with  a  spectrum  of  various  clinical  signs,  symptoms,  and  problems.  Most  of  these  are  very  straightforward  and  easily  anticipated,  but  others  may  be  unpredictable  or  associated  with  exposure  to  unidentified  substances  that  hinder  the  clinician  from  knowing  what  to  expect.  There  are,  however,  general  principles  that  may  be  employed  as  a  framework  on  which  approach  to  most  poisonings  may  be  based.  These  are  employed  when  managing  adverse  effects  from  poisoning  by  known  or  unidentified  substances.  Less  than  5%  of  poisonings  require  use  of  specific  antidotes;  thorough  general  supportive  care  is  the  most  important  approach  in  caring  for  most  poisoned  patients.1