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Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 5e

Kent R. Olson

Preface Copyright Contributors

CONTENTS

Section I: Comprehensive Evaluation and Treatment

Emergency Evaluation and Treatment

Special Considerations in Pediatric Patients

Special Considerations in the Evaluation of Drug-Facilitated Assault

Evaluation and Treatment Resources

Section II: Specific Poisons and Drugs: Diagnosis and Treatment

Acetaminophen

Amantadine

Ammonia

Amphetamines

Anesthetics, Local

Angiotensin Blockers and ACE Inhibitors

Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Antibacterial Agents

Anticholinergics

Anticonvulsants, Newer

Antidepressants, General (Noncyclic)

Antidepressants, Tricyclic

Antidiabetic Agents

Antihistamines

Antimony and Stibine

Antineoplastic Agents

Antipsychotic Drugs, Including Phenothiazines

Antiseptics and Disinfectants

Antiviral and Antiretroviral Agents

Arsenic

Arsine

Asbestos

Azide, Sodium

Barbiturates

Barium

Benzene

Benzodiazepines

Beta-Adrenergic Blockers

Beta-2 Adrenergic Stimulants

Boric Acid, Borates, and Boron

Botulism

Bromates

Bromides

Cadmium

Caffeine

Calcium Antagonists

Camphor and Other Essential Oils

Carbamazepine and Oxcarbazepine

Carbon Disulfide

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon Tetrachloride and Chloroform

Cardiac Glycosides

Caustic and Corrosive Agents

Chlorates

Chlorinated Hydrocarbon Pesticides

Chlorine

Chlorophenoxy Herbicides

Chloroquine and Other Aminoquinolines

Chromium

Clonidine and Related Drugs

Cocaine

Colchicine

Copper

Cyanide

Dapsone

Detergents

Dextromethorphan

Dioxins

Disulfiram

Diuretics

Ergot Derivatives

Ethanol

Ethylene Dibromide

Ethylene Glycol and Other Glycols

Ethylene Oxide

Fluoride

Fluoroacetate

Food Poisoning: Bacterial

Food Poisoning: Fish and Shellfish

Formaldehyde

Freons and Halons

Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate (GHB)

Gases, Irritant

Glyphosate

Herbal and Alternative Products

Hydrocarbons

Hydrogen Fluoride and Hydrofluoric Acid

Hydrogen Sulfide

Hymenoptera

Iodine

Ipecac Syrup

Iron

Isocyanates

Isoniazid (INH)

Isopropyl Alcohol

Jellyfish and Other Cnidaria

Lead

Lionfish and Other Scorpaenidae

Lithium

Lomotil and Other Antidiarrheals

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) and Other Hallucinogens

Magnesium

Manganese

Marijuana

Mercury

Metaldehyde

Metal Fume Fever

Methanol

Methemoglobinemia

Methyl Bromide

Methylene Chloride

Molds

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

Mushrooms, Amatoxin-Type

Mushrooms

Naphthalene and Paradichlorobenzene

Nicotine

Nitrates and Nitrites

Nitrogen Oxides

Nitroprusside

Nitrous Oxide

Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs

Nontoxic or Minimally Toxic Household Products

Opiates and Opioids

Organophosphorus and Carbamate Insecticides

Oxalic Acid

Paraquat and Diquat

Pentachlorophenol and Dinitrophenol

Phencyclidine (PCP) and Ketamine

Phenol and Related Compounds

Phenytoin

Phosgene

Phosphine and Phosphides

Phosphorus

Plants

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

Pseudoephedrine, Phenylephrine, and Other Decongestants

Pyrethrins and Pyrethroids

Quinidine and Other Type IA Antiarrhythmic Drugs

Quinine

Radiation (Ionizing)

Salicylates

Scorpions

Sedative-Hypnotic Agents

Selenium

Skeletal Muscle Relaxants

Smoke Inhalation

Snakebite

Spiders

Strychnine

Sulfur Dioxide

Tetanus

Thallium

Theophylline

Thyroid Hormone

Toluene and Xylene

Trichloroethane, Trichloroethylene, and Tetrachloroethylene

Vacor (PNU)

Valproic Acid

Vasodilators

Vitamins

Warfare Agents—Biological

Warfare Agents—Chemical

Warfarin and Related Rodenticides

Section III: Therapeutic Drugs and Antidotes

Overview

Acetylcysteine (N-Acetylcysteine [NAC])

Antivenom, Crotalinae (Rattlesnake)

Antivenom, Latrodectus Mactans (Black Widow Spider)

Antivenom, Micrurus Fulvius (Coral Snake), and Exotic Antivenoms

Apomorphine

Atropine and Glycopyrrolate

BAL (Dimercaprol)

Benzodiazepines (Diazepam, Lorazepam, and Midazolam)

Benztropine

Bicarbonate, Sodium

Botulinum Antitoxin

Bretylium

Bromocriptine

Calcium

L-Carnitine (Levocarnitine)

Charcoal, Activated

Cimetidine and Other H₂ Blockers

Cyproheptadine

Dantrolene

Deferoxamine

Diazoxide

Digoxin-Specific Antibodies

Diphenhydramine

Dopamine

DTPA

EDTA, Calcium (Calcium Disodium EDTA, Calcium Disodium Edetate, Calcium Disodium Versenate)

Epinephrine

Esmolol

Ethanol

Flumazenil

Folic Acid

Fomepizole (4-Methylpyrazole, 4-MP)

Glucagon

Glucose

Haloperidol and Droperidol

Hydroxocobalamin

Inamrinone (Formerly Amrinone)

Insulin

Iodide (Potassium Iodide, KI)

Ipecac Syrup

Isoproterenol

Labetalol

Leucovorin Calcium

Lidocaine

Magnesium

Mannitol

Methocarbamol

Methylene Blue

Metoclopramide

Morphine

Naloxone and Nalmefene

Neuromuscular Blockers

Nicotinamide (Niacinamide)

Nitrite, Sodium and Amyl

Nitroprusside

Norepinephrine

Octreotide

Ondansetron

Oxygen and Hyperbaric Oxygen

Penicillamine

Pentobarbital

Phenobarbital

Phentolamine

Phenytoin and Fosphenytoin

Physostigmine and Neostigmine

Potassium

Pralidoxime (2-PAM) and Other Oximes

Propofol

Propranolol

Protamine

Prussian Blue

Pyridoxine (Vitamin B₆)

Silymarin or Milk Thistle (Silybum Marianum)

Succimer (DMSA)

Tetanus Toxoid and Immune Globulin

Thiamine (Thiamin, Vitamin B₁)

Thiosulfate, Sodium

Unithiol (DMPS)

Vasopressin

Vitamin K₁ (Phytonadione)

Section IV: Environmental and Occupational Toxicology

Emergency Medical Response to Hazardous Materials Incidents

Evaluation of the Patient with Occupational Chemical Exposure

The Toxic Hazards of Industrial and Occupational Chemicals

Environmental and Occupational Toxicology References