John McGill
John McGill
This article reviews the more recent theoretic and practical information that pertains to airway management in the trauma setting. This is followed by a presentation of the newer airway devices that may be advantageous in the management of ...
David T Lawrence,Mark A Kirk
David T Lawrence
There is well-founded concern that a chemical or radioactive agent will at some point be used as a weapon of terror. There are several antidotes that, if used correctly in a timely fashion, can help lessen the harm caused by these agents. T...
Christopher P Holstege,Laura K Bechtel,Tracey H Reilly et al.
Christopher P Holstege et al.
Emergency personnel are tasked with the daunting job of being the first to evaluate and manage victims of a terrorist attack. Numerous potential chemical agents could be used by terrorists. The challenge for first responders and local hospi...
Bringing order out of chaos: effective strategies for medical response to mass chemical exposure [0.03%]
化弊为利：大规模化学接触伤员医疗应对有效策略
Mark A Kirk,Michael L Deaton
Mark A Kirk
An accident or a deliberate terrorism attack releasing hazardous chemicals will create chaos, confusion, and seeming unpredictability that complicates the emergency response. Clinicians are challenged to urgently treat patients needing care...
Laura K Bechtel,Christopher P Holstege
Laura K Bechtel
Drug-facilitated sexual assault (DFSA) is a complex and ever-prevalent problem presenting to emergency departments. Emergency personnel should consider DFSA in patients who are amnestic to the specific details of the event following a repor...
Tracey H Reilly,Mark A Kirk
Tracey H Reilly
Atypical antipsychotics and newer antidepressants are commonly prescribed medications responsible for tens of thousands of adverse drug exposures each year. The emergency medicine physician should have a basic understanding of the pharmacol...
Matthew Salzman,Rika N O&#x;Malley
Matthew Salzman
In 2004, the American Association of Poison Control Centers' Toxic Exposure Surveillance System documented over 200,000 exposures to caustic substances, in both household and industrial products. Although the most commonly affected body are...
William H Richardson rd,Cheryl M Slone,Jill E Michels
William H Richardson rd
Some herbal products are emerging as popular drugs for recreational abuse. Plant and herbal supplements used recreationally can have a wide spectrum of clinical effects ranging from euphoric and stimulant effects to hallucinogenic experienc...
Plant poisoning [0.03%]
植物中毒
Blake Froberg,Danyal Ibrahim,R Brent Furbee
Blake Froberg
Each year over 100,000 exposures to toxic plants are reported to poison centers throughout the United States. Most of these exposures are of minimal toxicity largely because of the fact that they involve pediatric ingestions, which are of l...
Food poisoning [0.03%]
食物中毒
David T Lawrence,Stephen G Dobmeier,Laura K Bechtel et al.
David T Lawrence et al.
Food poisoning is encountered throughout the world. Many of the toxins responsible for specific food poisoning syndromes are no longer limited to isolated geographic locations. With increased travel and the ease of transporting food product...