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. J Emerg Trauma Shock. as far west as Texas Cottonmouths/Water Moccasins live in the southeastern U.S. But that puts them at risk for snake bites in some areas.

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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

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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Intensive Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Show answer In this case, the history pointed towards mushroom poisoning. Most cases of mushroom poisoning are self-limiting episodes of gastrointestinal upset. There are many different syndromes associated with mushroom poisoning in Australia including cholinergic, hallucinogenic, glutaminergic, disulfram-like and hepatotoxic 3.

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