EMDocs

JUNE 25, 2024

Severely burned patients have impaired thermoregulation and are at risk of hypothermia. 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. National Burn Repository 2019 Update, Report of data from 2009–2018.

Burns 72

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 72

Mind The Bleep

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Exposure Expose the patient in a systematic manner while keeping remaining body areas covered e.g. 1 limb at a time, to reduce the risk of hypothermia. National Poisons Information Service (0344 892 0111) and TOXBASE have useful information on special chemicals and are accessible 24/7. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 32 , 155–158 (2009).

Burns 52

Burns Fluid Resuscitation PPE Resuscitation 52

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

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.

Poisoning 76

Poisoning Airway Management Dislocations Forensics 76