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ToxCard: Diethylene Glycol

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In mass poisoning cases, DEG has been substituted as a solvent in oral medications and in topical medicinal products. 4 Despite the policy changes in the United States, epidemic poisonings involving DEG continue to impact adults and children on a global scale with 14 mass poisonings occurring since the Sulfanilamide Disaster.

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Annals of B Pod: Social EM Corner- Suicide Related Behaviors

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In conjunction with the Drug and Poison Information Center (DPIC), intravenous methylene blue was initiated for suspected methemoglobinemia with moderate improvement of her symptoms over the next hour, including return of baseline mental status and resolution of hypoxia. Despite supplemental oxygen, she remained hypoxic. of deaths worldwide.[1]

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Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever in Kids

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From these data, the authors looked at five reporting periods—2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, and 2012—and identified ARF case incidences of 0.63, 0.77, 0.64, 0.51, and 0.52, respectively, per 100,000 children. Jones is assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

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Grand Rounds Recap 11.13.24

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ToxCard: Naloxone – Pearls and Pitfalls

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Is there an ideal observation period in the emergency department after reversal with naloxone? Prehosp Emerg Care , 2009, 13(4):512-5. Ann Emerg Med. Naloxone in opioid poisoning: walking the tightrope. Acad Emerg Med. Ann Emerg Med. When should a naloxone infusion be considered? 2019.04.020.

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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Inhalation Injuries

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Because of this, emergency department (ED) physicians need to maintain a high index of suspicion for inhalation injury in the case of any exposure to smoke or fire, especially in closed or small space exposures. It is also critical to be prepared for a surgical approach in the event of a cant intubate, cant ventilate scenario (9).

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ToxCard: Tetanus and Strychnine – Expanding the Differential for Severe Muscle Spasm

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Unusual strychnine poisoning and its treatment: report of eight cases. 2022 Annual Report of the National Poison Data System ® (NPDS) from America’s Poison Centers ® : 40th Annual Report. Case report: Survival after deliberate strychnine self-poisoning, with toxicokinetic data. Strychnine poisoning.