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. 2016 Aug;42(5):953-1021. J Burn Care Res. 2024 May 6;45(3):565-589.

Burns 86

Burns Fluid Resuscitation Resuscitation Poisoning 86

EMDocs

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

of exposures reported to poison control centers in 2021 were related to antipsychotics or sedative-hypnotics with the majority of those exposures occurring in patients 20 years of age or older. Consult a medical toxicologist or regional poison control (at 1-800-222-1222 in the United States). Front Psychiatry. Clinical Toxicol.

Poisoning 102

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia EKG/ECG Seizures 102

Taming the SRU

APRIL 17, 2023

Poison centers across the United States receive over 100,000 reports of exposures to toxic plants annually. More serious poisonings typically involve adults who ingest plants in larger quantities for recreational, self-harm, foraging or medicinal purposes (1). Spring has sprung. and so have many species of toxic plants! Decontaminate.

Poisoning 52

Poisoning Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Anaphylaxis Pediatrics 52

EB Medicine

AUGUST 1, 2018

Nachi: Among metabolic abnormalities, patients can present with hyperthermia, hypoglycemia, hypokalemia, hyponatremia, and metabolic acidosis. Jeff: And according to the national poison data system, states with marijuana use laws have seen a 30% increase in calls related to marijuana use by children. 2015;313(24):2456-2473. Subst Abus.

Seizures 40

Seizures Hyperthermia / Hypothermia Administration Dehydration 40