RT Book, Section
A1 Lewander, William J.
A1 Aleguas, Alfred
A2 Schafermeyer, Robert
A2 Tenenbein, Milton
A2 Macias, Charles G.
A2 Sharieff, Ghazala Q.
A2 Yamamoto, Loren G.
SR Print(0)
ID 1105686978
T1 Alkalis and Acids
T2 Strange and Schafermeyer's Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 4e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-182926-7
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1105686978
RD 2024/04/20
AB Asymptomatic  children  with  a  history  of  alkali  or  acid  ingestion  should  be  observed  for  a  few  hours  and  may  be  discharged  from  the  emergency  department  if  oral  intake  without  discomfort  is  demonstrated.All  symptomatic  children  should  be  admitted  to  hospital.Eye  exposures  require  urgent  and  copious  irrigation  and  referral  to  an  ophthalmologist  if  injury  is  present.