ALLMedicine™ Poisoning Center

May 20th, 2022 - Acetaminophen overdose is a leading cause of liver failure, and a leading cause of pediatric poisoning requiring hospital admission. The antidote, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), is traditionally administered as a three-bag intravenous infusion. Despite i...

May 20th, 2022 - Mushroom poisoning and subsequently the number of patients visiting emergency rooms are increasing, as well as the proportion of fatal mushroom poisonings. Myocytic mushroom poisoning is one of the new clinical classifications. This report documen...

May 19th, 2022 - Psychiatric care following somatic treatment for deliberate self-harm (DSH) is pivotal in patients' lives both in the short and long term, but evidence to guide such care is limited. To examine follow-up psychiatric care for patients treated for D...

May 19th, 2022 - Superwarfarin (long-acting anticoagulant rodenticide) poisoning should be suspected in unexplained bleeding with prolonged prothrombin time, especially in the absence of another explanation. Diagnosis and treatment of this intoxication remain a ch...

May 18th, 2022 - Prescription and illicit drugs are important social environmental variables in many suicides regardless of their role as an immediate cause of death. To investigate the presence of prescription and illicit drugs, either through mention in the deat...

Aug 31st, 2019 - The release of chemical agents can cause loss of life and result in major incidents. Chemical agent-related major incidents require a modified response by emergency services due to the chemicals' transmissibility, lethality, latency and persistenc...

Apr 26th, 2019 - Background: The assessment and management of patients with QT interval prolongation in poisoning requires an appropriate method of measuring and adjusting the QT interval for the heart rate (HR) in order to decide if the patient is at risk of life...

Dec 21st, 2016 - Clinical Policy: Critical Issues in the Evaluation and Management of Adult Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning.|2016| ,Wolf SJ,Maloney GE,Shih RD,Shy BD,|metabolism,complications,diagnosis,metabolis...

Aug 4th, 2016 - British Association of Dermatologists' guidelines for the safe and effective prescribing of methotrexate for skin disease 2016.|2016|Warren RB,Weatherhead SC,Smith CH,Exton LS,Mohd Mustapa MF,|adverse effects,chemically induced,etiology,complicati...

Mar 10th, 2016 - ACMT Position Statement: Duration of Intravenous Acetylcysteine Therapy Following Acetaminophen Overdose.|2016| ,|poisoning,administration & dosage,poisoning,administration & dosage,diagnosis,drug therapy,standards,

Apr 25th, 2022 - Acute diarrhea is a frequent problem worldwide, mostly due to gastrointestinal infections or food poisoning. Boswellia serrata could be active in the treatment of acute diarrhea due to its an-ti-inflammatory, antispasmodic and antimicrobial activity.

Apr 19th, 2022 - Seventy five (75) patients will be included in this study. They will be randomly allocated into three groups (25 patients | each) Control Group (C Group): routine management. CRRT Group: routine management + CRRT. PPH Group: routine management + P...

Apr 8th, 2022 - This study evaluates whether the addition of intravenous magnesium sulphate or nimodipine to standard therapy (supportive care plus for all patients atropine and, for OP insecticide poisoned patients, pralidoxime) benefits patients after acute ant...

Apr 7th, 2022 - Patients with suspected amatoxin poisoning are reviewed for enrollment in the study by contacting the Legalon SIL study hotline (866) 520-4412.

Apr 6th, 2022 - Clinical studies for fomepizole intravenous infusion have not been conducted in Japan, and there are few reports of data on drug-use, including in the literature, in Japanese patients; therefore, an evaluation of the safety and efficacy of fomepiz...

May 19th, 2022 - (Reuters) - Worsening outdoor air pollution and toxic lead poisoning have kept global deaths from environmental contamination at an estimated 9 million per year since 2015 – countering modest progress made in tackling pollution elsewhere, a team o...

May 3rd, 2022 - Note that some links may require registration or subscription. The Supreme Court has voted to overturn Roe v. Wade, a leaked draft majority opinion obtained by Politico suggests; while not final, it would represent a reversal of abortion rights th...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Gun-related deaths increased significantly among children and adolescents in 2020, becoming the leading cause of mortality among youth, researchers said. The crude rate of firearm-related deaths among individuals ages 1 to 19 years increased by 13...

Apr 15th, 2022 - This article was originally published in German on Univadis. Core Messages Lead is used as a diluting agent for illegal drugs such as heroin and marijuana. However, drug users are not the only ones who need to watch out for the toxic heavy metal ―...

Apr 5th, 2022 - Some 63 people in the UK, mostly young children, have become infected with salmonella in an outbreak linked to Kinder Surprise eggs. Children Aged 5 and Under Mostly Affected Chocolate firm, Ferrero, is recalling some batches of the eggs as a prec...