2019 Poisoning Wellness 
Pediatric EM Morsels
MARCH 17, 2023
Judge 2019) Best when given within 4 hours of the bite, but still effective within 24 hours Always give an entire vial of antivenom, never a partial vial. 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.
EMDocs
SEPTEMBER 7, 2023
In mass poisoning cases, DEG has been substituted as a solvent in oral medications and in topical medicinal products. DGA concentrates in the kidney tissue and causes nephrotoxicity, as well as neurotoxicity. Elimination half-life data is not well established but increases in larger overdoses and as renal injury begins to occur.
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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.
EMDocs
JUNE 25, 2024
Consider escharotomy if there is any issue with perfusion or neurologic deficit, as well as difficult ventilation in the intubated patient. 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. link] (2019).
EMDocs
JUNE 14, 2023
Organophosphate poisoning in agriculturally centered communities has developed into a public health concern in developing countries, poisons millions and kills hundreds of thousands each year worldwide and is a reason why understanding organophosphate toxicity has become a critical addition to our knowledge of toxicology.
Don't Forget the Bubbles
JANUARY 17, 2024
Forrester reported data from the Texas Poison Centers surrounding 110 cases of superabsorbent polymer bead ingestions between 2011 and 2016. Closer to home, the New South Wales Poisons Information Centre (NSWPIC) reported 129 incidents involving water-absorbing beads since 2004. From Mullens et al., Darracq, M.A., Rentmeester, L.,
EMDocs
JUNE 8, 2024
Post septal (retrobulbar) is higher risk to vision and requires CT imaging to diagnose as well as thorough exam to check for proptosis, afferent pupillary defect, increased intraocular pressure [7]. 2019, wikem.org/wiki/Traumatic_iritis. Posttraumatic Iridocyclitis – Injuries; Poisoning.” Review of Optometry , 15 Jan.
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