Pediatric EM Morsels

MARCH 17, 2023

Call your friends … at the Poison Center! Your state poison center and local toxicologists are a wealth of knowledge and help for management and treatment. Venomous snakebites in the United States: management review and update [published correction appears in Am Fam Physician 2002 Jul 1;66(1):30]. Basics are best!

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CDC Poisoning Pediatrics Shock 130

RebelEM

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Carbon monoxide poisoning may lead to delayed neurologic sequalae – a constellation of dementia, psychosis, parkinsonism, amnestic syndromes, among other neurologic impairments. Weaver 2002 ) As always, call your local toxicologist or regional poison control center to help determine the need for hyperbaric therapy. N Engl J Med.

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Emergency Medicine Ireland

JUNE 10, 2024

We’re going to cover a bit of an environmental/tox topic today and look at carbon monoxide poisoning from Oh’s manual chapter 83 on burns. One might be inclined to think that this is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in CO poisoning but in fact this is only a small portion of the problem.

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EMDocs

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Diagnosis: Clinical exam findings, in combination with a thorough history help to make the diagnosis of anticholinergic plant poisoning. 11 Consider consulting a toxicologist or regional poison control center (1-800-222-1222 in the United States) if there diagnostic or management uncertainty. Jimson weed poisoning – a case report.

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Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Poisoning Seizures COPD 90

EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Systemic poisoning from inhaled toxins, obstruction of the upper airway from heat injury and edema, and chemical injury to the lower respiratory system from smoke inhalation. If the patient is altered after smoke exposure in an enclosed spaced, consider carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning. 2002 Mar;68(3):240-3; discussion 243-4.

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Northwestern EM Blog

MARCH 28, 2022

Clinical Findings of Methanol Poisoning CNS sedation Seizures Rapid, Deep Breathing Hypotension Ocular findings: Blindness Afferent pupillary defect Optic disk hyperemia Mydriasis Ethylene Glycol Toxicity Similarly, the toxic metabolites of ethylene glycol cause end-organ damage at levels greater than 20mg/dl.

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Poisoning Seizures Administration Pediatrics 52

EMDocs

JUNE 8, 2024

Posttraumatic Iridocyclitis – Injuries; Poisoning.” 2023, www.merckmanuals.com/professional/injuries-poisoning/eye-trauma/posttraumatic-iridocyclitis?query=Traumatic+Iritis+and+Chemical+Iritis. Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-. WikEM , Oct. 2019, wikem.org/wiki/Traumatic_iritis. Murchison, Ann P.

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EMS Allergic Reactions Poisoning Emergency Department 81