Background A significant proportion of patients with toxic exposures presenting to the ED
require admission. However, most will improve within 24 hours, and so could potentially be …

Study objective We study the performance of capnometry in the detection of early
complications after deliberate drug poisoning. Methods This was a prospective cohort study …

Les intoxications médicamenteuses sont dues à l'ingestion accidentelle ou volontaire de
médicaments. La voie orale demeure la voie d'absorption la plus utilisée, le risque ou les …

Poisoning results from the ingestion of or contact with harmful substances including
overdose or incorrect use of any drug or medication. Decontamination measures prevent the …

Aim Hospital selection for patients with drug overdose (DOD) is a critical issue. In Tokyo, the
50‐tablet rule has been widely utilized by paramedics for triaging patients with DOD given …

Objective Meprobamate self-poisoning has been reported as potentially inducing
hypotension. We examined the incidence and causes of hypotension induced by this …

Voluntary drug intoxication is mainly due to drug overdose or the interaction of several
drugs. Coma and its associated complications such as hypoventilation, aspiration …

Poisoning through ingestion of organophosphorus (OP) insecticide is a leading cause of
suicide globally. Severe poisoning with OP compounds creates an unconscious, paralysed …

Aspiration is defined as the inhalation of oropharyngeal (aspiration pneumonia) or gastric
(aspiration pneumonitis) contents into the larynx and the lower respiratory tract. It is related …

Emergency management of deliberate self-poisoning (DSP) by drug overdose is common in
emergency medicine. There is a paucity of data about the prehospital care of these patients …