Don't Forget the Bubbles

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

You smell the faint odour of alcohol on the child’s breath A quick mental note: methanol poisoning? Methanol poisoning is rare, but when it strikes, its delayed onset and devastating effects make it a condition we must be ready to recognise and manage. Paracelsus was right, “The dose makes the poison.” What is Methanol?

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EMDocs

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Forensic Sci Int. 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. The Lancet.

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ALiEM

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Forensic Sci Int. Xylazine Poisoning: A Systematic Review. Ruiz-Colón K, Chavez-Arias C, Díaz-Alcalá JE, Martínez MA. Xylazine Intoxication in Humans and Its Importance as an Emerging Adulterant in Abused Drugs: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature. 2014;240:1-8. Published 2014 Mar 26. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2023 Mar;61(3):173-180.

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