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ToxCard: Iron

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In the late 1990s, iron was the leading cause of poisoning deaths reported to poison control centers for children less than 6 years of age. 2 This requirement was ultimately removed in 2003, however iron related exposures and deaths have stayed low. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1 Obtain a single view abdominal x-ray.

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Glasgow Coma Scale in Children

Pediatric EM Morsels

We have mentioned the Glasgow Coma Scale in multiple delicious morsels: Minor closed head injuries in <3 month olds and in the rebaked morsel , Blunt cerebrovascular injury , Cerebral edema in DKA , Pediatric Trauma Pitfalls , and Carbon monoxide poisoning. When is it useful and what does it tell us? Fun fact for animal lovers!-

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Toxic Alcohols

Northwestern EM Blog

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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Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever in Kids

ACEP Now

5 Pediatric discharges were reported by 2,784 hospitals in 2000 and the number of reporting hospitals increased to 4,179 in 2012. This database systematically and randomly samples pediatric discharges from participating hospitals. Summary The incidence of pediatric acute rheumatic fever in the United States appears to range from 0.51

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Carbon Dioxide As A Resuscitative Gas

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Even after no longer having a role in resuscitation, CO2 was advocated for accelerating clearance of carbon monoxide poisoning into the 1950s and 1960s. New Treatment for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. Carbonated Water Now Used In Gas Poisoning Treatment. Carbogen in experimental carbon-monoxide poisoning. In 1927, H.W.

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The Nose: the other route to the lungs

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Introduction: My first professional ambulance call was for three victims of Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Effect of combined mouth closure and chin lift on upper airway dimensions during routine magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients sedated with propofol. Before the romantic portion could begin, the cat became ill. Schnabel, K.,